Fiesta Gardens
Fiesta Gardens is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cenotaphs, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
public event venue and park in Austin, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q49488988, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Austin Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 23.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cenotaphs: 0.2 mi
- Tenderly: 0.3 mi
- Ghost Harps: 0.3 mi
- Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Don Vito Alessio Robles: 0.9 mi
- Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach: 0.2 mi
- Manuel and Robert Donley Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- International Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park: 0.3 mi
- Peace Point at Town Lake Metropolitan Park: 0.3 mi
- Snake Island: 0.4 mi
- The Sing Family in Austin: 0.5 mi
- Zavala Elementary School: 0.7 mi
- Ollie O. Norwood Estate: 0.7 mi
- John A. Wharton: 1.1 mi
- Capt. Jesse Billingsley: 1.1 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.7 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.3 mi
- Festival Beach Food Forest: 0.6 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Explorers Garden: 1.2 mi
- Brazos Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- French Legation Museum: 1.3 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 1.3 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 1.3 mi
- Joseph And Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum: 1.4 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 5.7 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.8 mi
- Mount Barker: 6.0 mi
- Mount Lucas: 6.2 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.4 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.2 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 4.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.9 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.5 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.9 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 4.1 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 16.5 mi
- McDuff: 15.8 mi
- Goforth: 16.2 mi
- New Sweden: 16.8 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 21.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 4.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.2 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fiesta Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 279° | 433 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 241° | 416 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 259° | 406 m | 21.3 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 280° | 364 m | 16.2 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 290° | 360 m | 15.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 253° | 353 m | 14.3 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 325° | 346 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 332° | 343 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1514049379
Day trips start here
- Austin · 2 mi
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