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First Presbyterian Church of Austin

First Presbyterian Church of Austin from directly overhead

First Presbyterian Church of Austin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.36965, -97.75785

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Steck Valley Greenbelt: 1.0 mi
  • Westover Hills Club: 1.0 mi
  • Murchison Pool: 1.0 mi
  • Bull Creek Greenbelt Park - Upper: 1.1 mi
  • Bull Creek District Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 59
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 52
Peaks: 40
Museums: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 2.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 3.4 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Austin: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Link Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 6.3 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 9.0 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 10.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Presbyterian Church of Austin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW433 m20.2 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW418 m23.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW406 m22.6 mi
NegroheadNW405 m21.9 mi
Travis PeakNW382 m19.8 mi
Big Bear HillNW366 m20.6 mi
Chalk KnobWSW364 m15.0 mi
Flint Rock HillWSW360 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821404

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