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Jack Carmody & M.R. "Goose" Gusewelle

Jack Carmody & M.R. "Goose" Gusewelle from directly overhead

Jack Carmody & M.R. "Goose" Gusewelle is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Lake Park Alliance, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Ranger Excavating proudly dedicates the earthwork on this project in the memory of our Founder and Friends Jack Carmody (1958-2001) and M.R. "Goose" Gusewell (1951-2004)
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.26257, -97.75403

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Seaholm Waterfront Park and Table: 0.2 mi
  • Mary Dawson Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
  • Margaret Moser Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • East Bouldin Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Roberta Crenshaw Overlook at Shoal Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
Peaks: 40
Museums: 38
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.0 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.6 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jack Carmody & M.R. "Goose" Gusewelle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 278°433 m20.0 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 254°429 m24.0 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 239°423 m24.7 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 237°416 m23.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m19.8 mi
Travis PeakNW 319°382 m24.9 mi
Chalk KnobW 278°364 m14.3 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 289°360 m13.9 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/8964514088

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