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Hezikiah Haskell House

Hezikiah Haskell House from directly overhead

Hezikiah Haskell House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarksville, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025525, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.28200, -97.76156

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Mary Frances Baylor Clarksville Park: 0.2 mi
  • Palma Plaza Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
  • Don Baylor Park: 0.4 mi
  • West Austin Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pease District Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
Peaks: 41
Museums: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.0 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 1.4 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.6 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.8 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.5 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 4.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 274°433 m19.4 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 251°429 m24.0 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 234°416 m24.1 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 251°406 m19.7 mi
Travis PeakNW 317°382 m23.6 mi
Round MountainNNW 328°366 m24.3 mi
Chalk KnobW 273°364 m13.8 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 284°360 m13.1 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821367

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