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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. 45 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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
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
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 45
Museums: 40
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 11.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 12.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 12.8 mi
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
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 HillsWSW 256°433 m20.2 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 304°418 m23.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 237°406 m22.6 mi
NegroheadNW 306°405 m21.9 mi
Bald MountainWNW 302°383 m22.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 305°382 m19.8 mi
Chalk KnobNW 309°367 m23.9 mi
Round MountainNW 318°366 m19.6 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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