Jacob Leser House
Jacob Leser House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jane Yelvington McCallum, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025148, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Bailey Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Seiders Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
- Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Clock Knot: 1.0 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 1.0 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 1.1 mi
- Monochrome for Austin: 1.1 mi
- Pedogna: 1.2 mi
- Jane Yelvington McCallum: 0.3 mi
- Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound: 0.3 mi
- Penn and Nellie Wooldridge House: 0.4 mi
- Seiders Oaks: 0.4 mi
- Austin State Hospital: 0.4 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Garden patch: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 1.3 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 1.0 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Texas Memorial Museum: 1.3 mi
- Harry Ransom Center: 1.3 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 1.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 2.2 mi
- Mount Barker: 2.4 mi
- Mount Lucas: 2.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.0 mi
- Cat Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 1.3 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.7 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.5 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.9 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 0.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.6 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.1 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 12.7 mi
- New Sweden: 15.5 mi
- McDuff: 17.6 mi
- Palm Valley: 18.1 mi
- Goforth: 19.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 22.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.3 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.2 mi
- Stone picnic table: 8.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacob Leser House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 270° | 433 m | 20.5 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 248° | 406 m | 21.3 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 313° | 382 m | 23.4 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NW 324° | 366 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 267° | 364 m | 14.9 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 277° | 360 m | 14.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 238° | 353 m | 14.9 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 322° | 346 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821347
Day trips start here
- Austin · 2 mi
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