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Leanderthal Lady

Leanderthal Lady from directly overhead

Leanderthal Lady is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Webster Massacre, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1985
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
Coordinates30.57683, -97.85205

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Old Town Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Horizon Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mason Creek Park: 0.9 mi
  • Westview Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
  • Leander Crossing Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Ripples from a Spring: 3.8 mi
  • The Family: 3.8 mi
  • Cerebral Drama: 3.8 mi
  • Dancin': 3.8 mi
  • Sentinel: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Reagan Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 40
Museums: 37
  • Interpretive Center: 6.1 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 14.2 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Texas paintball: 6.1 mi
  • Inner Space Cavern: 10.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 14.6 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 15.9 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 16.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Apple Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 7.9 mi
  • Shady Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Link Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsSW 216°433 m23.6 mi
WildCat MountainW 279°429 m17.9 mi
North PeakW 281°425 m18.4 mi
Tater HillW 278°422 m14.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW 266°418 m14.0 mi
NegroheadW 263°405 m12.2 mi
Buzzard RoostWNW 291°391 m15.9 mi
Cedar MountainWSW 251°386 m24.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:38
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148812

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