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Homelessness

Homelessness from directly overhead

Homelessness is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
metal
Inscription
Tree of Remembrance Homelessness It is the essence of DEPRESSION. It is IMMORAL. It is SOCIALLY CORRUPT. And it is an ACT OF VIOLENCE. In memory of those who have lost their lives on the streets of Austin House the Homeless, Inc. 1993
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.26256, -97.74928

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Roberta Crenshaw Overlook at Shoal Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.2 mi
  • Seaholm Waterfront Park and Table: 0.3 mi
  • Margaret Moser Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Republic Square: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Dawson Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
Peaks: 39
Museums: 38
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 3.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 278°433 m20.3 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 255°429 m24.3 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 239°423 m25.0 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m23.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m20.1 mi
Chalk KnobW 278°364 m14.6 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 288°360 m14.2 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m13.2 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: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8972775816

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