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Green Pastures

Green Pastures from directly overhead

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

Coordinates30.24553, -97.76186

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • 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
Peaks: 40
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 2.3 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 3.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 18.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 281°433 m19.8 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 257°429 m23.2 mi
Peach MountainWSW 250°429 m24.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 240°423 m23.7 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 239°416 m22.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 258°406 m19.1 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 283°364 m14.1 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 294°360 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821377

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