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Jollyville Community and School

Jollyville Community and School from directly overhead

Jollyville Community and School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jolly Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.43670, -97.77098

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hunters Chase Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tanglewood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rattan Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Springwoods Park: 1.1 mi
  • Mountain View Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Protected Promise: 5.7 mi
  • Kenopsia: 7.0 mi
  • Family: 7.0 mi
  • Freshwater Cowgirl: 7.0 mi
  • Spirit Totem: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 48
Museums: 41
Attractions: 18
  • Client Innovation Center: 4.1 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 5.4 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 5.9 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 8.6 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Small Falls: 7.5 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 15.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 16.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 17.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jollyville Community and School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 244°433 m21.0 mi
Tater HillWNW 301°422 m22.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWNW 295°418 m20.8 mi
Wallace MountainSW 227°406 m24.9 mi
NegroheadWNW 296°405 m18.9 mi
Buzzard RoostNW 308°391 m24.9 mi
Bald MountainWNW 292°383 m19.7 mi
Travis PeakWNW 294°382 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148823

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