Gilfillan House
Gilfillan House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph and Mary Robinson Martin House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q110002311, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joseph and Mary Robinson Martin House: 0.1 mi
- Robinson-Macken House: 0.1 mi
- Boardman-Webb House: 0.1 mi
- Emma West Flats: 0.1 mi
- Moore-Flack House: 0.1 mi
- Wooldridge Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Wood Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Duncan Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Republic Square: 0.3 mi
- Margaret Moser Plaza: 0.3 mi
- A History of La Zona Rosa: 0.2 mi
- Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla: 0.3 mi
- José María Morelos: 0.3 mi
- Blackbird: 0.3 mi
- Killer Riffs: 0.3 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.4 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.9 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Congress Avenue Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.7 mi
- Brazos Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Explorers Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.7 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.8 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.0 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.3 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 5.4 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 0.1 mi
- The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center on Congress Avenue;The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center: 0.4 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 0.5 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 0.5 mi
- Capitol Complex Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.8 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 0.9 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.0 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.0 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 4.5 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.0 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 1.4 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 1.5 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.5 mi
- New Sweden: 16.9 mi
- McDuff: 17.3 mi
- Goforth: 17.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.1 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.1 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 7.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gilfillan House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 253° | 429 m | 24.5 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 237° | 416 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 254° | 406 m | 20.3 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 317° | 382 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 275° | 364 m | 14.6 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 286° | 360 m | 14.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 246° | 353 m | 13.5 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 | 20:37 |
| 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/12453821385
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