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Fiskville

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Fiskville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Payton Gin Pocket Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.7 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.35768, -97.70071

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Payton Gin Pocket Park: 0.0 mi
  • Barrington School Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ron Rigsby Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
  • City of Austin/YMCA North Austin Community Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
  • Barwood Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 55
Museums: 40
Peaks: 40
Attractions: 18
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 1.6 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 3.2 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 3.3 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.8 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Small Falls: 9.7 mi
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 11.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 11.8 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 7.8 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 11.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 260°433 m23.4 mi
Travis PeakWNW 302°382 m23.1 mi
Round MountainNW 313°366 m22.6 mi
Big Bear HillNW 314°366 m23.5 mi
Chalk KnobWSW 255°364 m18.0 mi
Flint Rock HillW 263°360 m16.5 mi
Signal HillSW 233°353 m19.1 mi
Polecat KnobNW 310°346 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821401

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