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Kincheonville

Kincheonville from directly overhead

Kincheonville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephenson Nature Preserve And Outdoor Education Center, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

populated place in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q122559221, matched on coordinates and name (693 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.20744, -97.82938

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Longview Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Twin Boulder Park: 0.7 mi
  • Piney Bend Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Davis Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ellen Higgins Pocket Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 53
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Forest Trail Garden: 5.1 mi
Museums: 46
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 22
  • Frate Barker Path: 4.4 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 5.2 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 5.6 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 6.1 mi
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Seismic Wall: 3.1 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 8.3 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 14.1 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 22.6 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 1.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 1.9 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWSW 252°463 m24.0 mi
Jack MountainWSW 250°451 m21.6 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 257°449 m21.9 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 293°433 m16.7 mi
Gainor MountainW 262°429 m18.8 mi
Peach MountainWSW 253°429 m20.1 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 241°423 m18.9 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 240°416 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821321

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