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Education in Round Rock

Education in Round Rock from directly overhead

Education in Round Rock is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Tater Hill stands 422 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Barker House, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.6 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.51153, -97.69721

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Chisholm Trail Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bustin Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Round Rock West Park: 0.7 mi
  • Somerset park: 0.9 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Two lion statues: 3.7 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 3.8 mi
  • Kalahari Resort sign: 3.8 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 3.8 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 51
Peaks: 42
  • Martin Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Jollyville Plateau: 12.0 mi
Museums: 41
  • Palm House Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Bohls House: 7.2 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 7.7 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 8.2 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 6.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 7.6 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 7.7 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 10.0 mi
  • Texas paintball: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Link Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Shady Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 9.6 mi
  • Apple Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 22.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Education in Round Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillWNW 286°422 m24.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW 279°418 m23.5 mi
NegroheadW 278°405 m21.6 mi
Bald MountainW 276°383 m22.8 mi
Travis PeakW 275°382 m19.9 mi
Pilot KnobNW 325°368 m21.0 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 283°367 m22.8 mi
Round MountainWNW 286°366 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148880

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