German Free School
German Free School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is German Texans Heritage Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q110024981, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Austin High School-- John T. Allan Campus: 0.1 mi
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: 0.2 mi
- Site of Tenth Street Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Central Presbyterian Church: 0.2 mi
- Saint David's Episcopal Church: 0.2 mi
- Symphony Square: 0.1 mi
- Waterloo Park: 0.3 mi
- Pat Crow Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- The Old Bakery Bicentennial Square: 0.4 mi
- Lott Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- Wall painting for Austin: 0.2 mi
- The Price of Liberty: 0.3 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.3 mi
- Historic 6th Street: 0.3 mi
- Gear Grove: 0.3 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.5 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.5 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Congress Avenue Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Explorers Garden: 0.7 mi
- Brazos Bluff: 0.7 mi
- German Texans Heritage Society: 0.0 mi
- Capitol Complex Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the Weird: 0.3 mi
- French Legation Museum: 0.3 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 0.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.1 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.3 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.4 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.6 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.5 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.7 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.9 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.0 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.1 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.5 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.2 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.9 mi
- New Sweden: 16.4 mi
- McDuff: 16.6 mi
- Goforth: 17.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.8 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.1 mi
- Bird Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.2 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.5 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of German Free School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 238° | 416 m | 24.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 255° | 406 m | 21.0 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 276° | 364 m | 15.3 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 285° | 360 m | 14.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 247° | 353 m | 14.2 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 325° | 346 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 331° | 345 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821387
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