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James and Leana Walsh House

James and Leana Walsh House from directly overhead

James and Leana Walsh House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Walsh Boat Landing, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110000013, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.29630, -97.78219

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walsh Boat Landing: 0.1 mi
  • Red Bud Boat Landing: 0.4 mi
  • Bee Caves Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • West Lake Beach: 0.7 mi
  • The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 45
Museums: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Lake Austin: 0.3 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 1.7 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.1 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 2.3 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hill of Life Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 6.2 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 8.4 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 271°433 m18.2 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 248°429 m23.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 232°423 m24.7 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 230°416 m23.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 247°406 m18.9 mi
NegroheadNW 318°405 m24.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 314°383 m24.6 mi
Travis PeakNW 318°382 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821345

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