Laguna Gloria
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Laguna Gloria is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Laguna Gloria Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, formerly known as the AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria, is one of two sites of The Contemporary Austin. Once owned by Stephen F. Austin, the Laguna Gloria site is on state and national registers of historic places. The site consists of 14-acres on Lake Austin, including the restored 1916 Italianate-style Driscoll Villa that was the home of Clara Driscoll, the Gatehouse Gallery, and the extensive Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park.
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Wikidata Q6472854, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 0.1 mi
- Mayfield Park: 0.2 mi
- West Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
- Covert Park at Mount Bonnell: 0.7 mi
- Walsh Boat Landing: 1.2 mi
- Blue Blood: 0.2 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 2.1 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 2.4 mi
- Abundance: 2.4 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 2.6 mi
- Taylor Lime Kiln #1: 0.5 mi
- Donnan-Hill House: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 0.6 mi
- Rainey House: 0.7 mi
- Sweetbrush (Swisher-Scott Home): 0.7 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Experimental Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Colorado Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
- Garden patch: 2.7 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Bull Creek Management Unit: 5.2 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 0.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 0.9 mi
- Mount Larson: 1.1 mi
- Mount Lucas: 1.2 mi
- Cat Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 0.0 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 0.8 mi
- Charles Moore House: 1.9 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Harry Ransom Center: 2.8 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 0.8 mi
- Lake Austin: 1.0 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 2.9 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.1 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.2 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.4 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 4.6 mi
- Link Falls: 4.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 1.7 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.5 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 11.3 mi
- New Sweden: 16.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 18.4 mi
- McDuff: 19.6 mi
- Goforth: 20.1 mi
- Lytton Springs: 23.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.9 mi
- Bird Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 9.2 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laguna Gloria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 268° | 433 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 246° | 429 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 229° | 416 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 245° | 406 m | 19.8 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 315° | 405 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 312° | 383 m | 24.2 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 315° | 382 m | 21.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 327° | 366 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453821316
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- Austin · 4 mi
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