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George Self

George Self from directly overhead

George Self is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Jollyville Plateau stands 340 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is James Euwin Edmiston, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 10 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.22977, -97.48936
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Webberville Park: 1.4 mi
  • Little Webberville Park: 1.7 mi
  • East Metropolitan Park: 4.4 mi
  • Charlie Dobbins Park: 4.9 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • E.R. Fincher III Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Bastrop Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Windsor Park Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Monoculture: 13.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.5 mi
Museums: 42
Nature reserves: 33
Peaks: 24
  • Caldwell Knob: 5.5 mi
  • Bald Knob: 9.5 mi
  • Hergotz Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 14.0 mi
  • Lotman Hill: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 16
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 15.0 mi
  • CCC Water Fountain: 15.3 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 15.4 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 12.5 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 16.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 18.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 14.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 18.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 21.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jollyville PlateauWNW 298°340 m24.1 mi
Flintridge HillWNW 283°311 m21.1 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 296°286 m20.6 mi
Martin HillNW 321°284 m20.3 mi
Cat MountainWNW 296°283 m19.3 mi
Mount LarsonWNW 287°277 m18.9 mi
Davis HillW 264°266 m21.0 mi
Mount LucasWNW 292°265 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:3020:0020:35
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2316:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821391

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