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Holland Springs

Holland Springs from directly overhead

Holland Springs is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 491 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force, a museum 1.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.72054, -98.22258

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Live Oak Park: 2.4 mi
  • Hamilton Creek Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fort Croghan Historical Site: 2.7 mi
  • Wallace Riddell Park: 2.7 mi
  • Haley Nelson Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
  • Post Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Potato Hill: 6.9 mi
  • North Peak: 7.5 mi
  • WildCat Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Slaughter Mountain: 8.3 mi
Springs: 15
  • Fourmile Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Williams Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Trough Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 8
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 1.5 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 2.6 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 2.7 mi
  • CCC Museum: 8.0 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Observation Tower: 8.1 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 13.5 mi
  • World's Largest Spur: 23.0 mi
  • Texas paintball: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Holland Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 209°491 m21.4 mi
Long MountainNNW 331°490 m14.4 mi
Potato HillNNW 332°484 m6.9 mi
Lookout MountainNNW 332°484 m16.9 mi
Round MountainSSW 205°480 m20.4 mi
Packsaddle MountainWSW 248°478 m18.3 mi
Shovel MountainS 185°472 m19.3 mi
Barker HillWNW 300°472 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3120:0420:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279992

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