Skip to content

Kimbro

Kimbro from directly overhead

Kimbro is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Jollyville Plateau stands 340 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Manda, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117593933, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.38853, -97.47204

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Presidential Glen Amenity Center: 3.1 mi
  • Presidential Glen Park: 3.3 mi
  • Greenbury Village Park: 4.3 mi
  • Bell Farms Park North: 4.5 mi
  • Carriage Hills Park: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 53
Museums: 40
Nature reserves: 39
Peaks: 21
  • Bald Knob: 8.0 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Martin Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Hergotz Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Caldwell Knob: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 12.4 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 14.5 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 15.1 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 17.4 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Link Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Stone picnic table: 20.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jollyville PlateauW340 m22.3 mi
Comanche PeakW325 m24.0 mi
Flintridge HillWSW311 m22.4 mi
Shepherd MountainW286 m19.7 mi
Martin HillWNW284 m14.6 mi
Cat MountainW283 m18.5 mi
Mount LarsonWSW277 m19.9 mi
Mount LucasWSW265 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2920:0120:36
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2316:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821322

More historic sites in Texas

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Kimbro.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens