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J. Frank Dobie House

J. Frank Dobie House from directly overhead

J. Frank Dobie House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastwoods Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.1 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q14710531, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.28923, -97.73252

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eastwoods Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Honors Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Dell Technologies Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Huffstickler Green: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Mustangs: 0.2 mi
  • Clock Knot: 0.2 mi
  • The Swan's Dream of Leda: 0.2 mi
  • History of Black Bronze I: 0.2 mi
  • Winged Victory: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
  • Garden patch: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Este Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Alamo Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 1.0 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.7 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.5 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 2.2 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.7 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 272°433 m21.1 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 251°406 m21.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 314°382 m24.5 mi
Round MountainNW 324°366 m24.9 mi
Chalk KnobW 271°364 m15.5 mi
Flint Rock HillW 280°360 m14.7 mi
Signal HillWSW 243°353 m14.9 mi
Polecat KnobNW 322°346 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

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/12453821353

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