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French Legation

French Legation from directly overhead

French Legation is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is French Legation State Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q5501826, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.26729, -97.73172

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Roy and Matías Velázquez Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Lott Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
  • Masontown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Symphony Square: 0.3 mi
  • Onion Street Paseo: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
Museums: 39
Peaks: 36
Attractions: 19
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.0 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.9 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.0 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.0 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 5.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.6 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.2 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 276°433 m21.3 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m21.2 mi
Chalk KnobW 276°364 m15.6 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 286°360 m15.1 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m14.3 mi
Polecat KnobNW 324°346 m23.5 mi
Hamilton HillNNW 331°345 m24.1 mi
Jess Maynard HillNNW 332°343 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821397

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