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James C. Hogg

James C. Hogg from directly overhead

James C. Hogg is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pedogna, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
JAMES C. HOGG Governor of Texas 1891-1895
Getting there

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Coordinates30.28607, -97.73888

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Honors Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Capitol Mall: 0.4 mi
  • Eastwoods Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dell Technologies Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
  • Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Garden patch: 0.2 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Alamo Community Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.5 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.4 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.8 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.9 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.6 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: 4.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.4 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.3 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.9 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m20.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 252°406 m21.1 mi
Travis PeakNW 315°382 m24.4 mi
Round MountainNW 325°366 m24.8 mi
Chalk KnobW 272°364 m15.1 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 281°360 m14.4 mi
Signal HillWSW 243°353 m14.5 mi
Polecat KnobNW 323°346 m22.2 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 solstice07:2416:5917:36

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/13141953686

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