Green Pastures
Green Pastures is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Street Stone House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q5603058, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
- Sinkholes · 28 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Street Stone House: 0.2 mi
- Millbrook (Roy-Hardin House): 0.4 mi
- Becker School: 0.4 mi
- Robert S. Stanley House: 0.5 mi
- Walter Tips House: 0.7 mi
- Ricky Guerrero Park: 0.2 mi
- Gillis Park: 0.4 mi
- South Austin Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- South Austin Island: 0.6 mi
- Nicholas Dawson Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 0.4 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 0.6 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 0.8 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 1.1 mi
- Heritage - Festivals - Horizons: 1.3 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 1.6 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 2.4 mi
- Uplands: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Valley Nature Area: 3.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Congress Avenue Rain Garden: 1.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.8 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 5.2 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.6 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 5.6 mi
- Davis Hill: 5.8 mi
- TexPop ATX: 0.5 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 1.2 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 1.8 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 1.9 mi
- O. Henry Museum: 1.9 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.3 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 1.4 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.4 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.6 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.1 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.8 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 4.7 mi
- Eliza Spring: 1.4 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.2 mi
- Seiders Spring: 4.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 11.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.9 mi
- Goforth: 15.6 mi
- McDuff: 17.9 mi
- New Sweden: 18.6 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.9 mi
- Polonia: 21.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 3.2 mi
- Stone picnic table: 4.7 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.0 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Pastures. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 281° | 433 m | 19.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 257° | 429 m | 23.2 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 250° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 240° | 423 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 239° | 416 m | 22.7 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 258° | 406 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chalk Knob | WNW 283° | 364 m | 14.1 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 294° | 360 m | 13.9 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453821377
Day trips start here
- Austin · 2 mi
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