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Fiesta Gardens

Fiesta Gardens from directly overhead

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

Coordinates30.24949, -97.72527

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • 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
Gardens: 51
Museums: 40
Peaks: 37
Attractions: 19
  • 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
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 1.7 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.9 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 279°433 m21.9 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 241°416 m24.7 mi
Wallace MountainW 259°406 m21.3 mi
Chalk KnobW 280°364 m16.2 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 290°360 m15.9 mi
Signal HillWSW 253°353 m14.3 mi
Polecat KnobNW 325°346 m24.8 mi
Jess Maynard HillNNW 332°343 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1514049379

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