John Elbridge Hines
John Elbridge Hines is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastwoods Neighborhood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastwoods Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Sparky Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- Huffstickler Green: 0.4 mi
- Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Honors Quad: 0.5 mi
- Clock Knot: 0.3 mi
- Mustangs: 0.4 mi
- Monochrome for Austin: 0.5 mi
- The Swan's Dream of Leda: 0.5 mi
- History of Black Bronze I: 0.5 mi
- Stanley and Emily Finch House: 0.2 mi
- Whitley-Keltner House: 0.3 mi
- J. Frank Dobie House: 0.3 mi
- Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Campus: 0.3 mi
- Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: 0.3 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 5.1 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Garden patch: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Este Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alamo Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.1 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.3 mi
- Mount Lucas: 3.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.8 mi
- Cat Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.9 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 2.2 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.1 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Seiders Spring: 1.2 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.7 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.0 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.7 mi
- Queen's Bath: 13.6 mi
- New Sweden: 15.3 mi
- McDuff: 16.8 mi
- Palm Valley: 18.5 mi
- Goforth: 19.1 mi
- Lytton Springs: 21.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.2 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 7.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Elbridge Hines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 271° | 433 m | 21.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 251° | 406 m | 21.6 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 313° | 382 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 270° | 364 m | 15.5 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 279° | 360 m | 14.7 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 242° | 353 m | 15.0 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 322° | 346 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 329° | 345 m | 22.5 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821335
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- Austin · 2 mi
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