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Lund

Lund from directly overhead

Lund is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Rabbit Hill stands 293 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenandoah Soccer Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117610688, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.40574, -97.39555
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shenandoah Soccer Park: 3.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Greenbelt: 3.3 mi
  • Elgin Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Morris Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Bill Picket: 11.3 mi
  • The Hutto Hippo: 13.1 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 16.2 mi
  • Zebra statue: 16.2 mi
  • Zebra mare and foal statues: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Native Texas Plants Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Fort Dessau Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Unity Park Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Zen Garden: 17.6 mi
Museums: 40
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 18
  • Jaecks Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 12.7 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 12.9 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 13.1 mi
  • Clay Hill: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 17.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 19.0 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 19.7 mi
  • CCC Water Fountain: 21.9 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hidden Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rabbit HillNW 306°293 m21.2 mi
Shepherd MountainW 262°286 m24.4 mi
Martin HillWNW 281°284 m18.7 mi
Cat MountainW 261°283 m23.2 mi
Mount LarsonWSW 254°277 m24.6 mi
Mount LucasWSW 257°265 m23.1 mi
Rabbit HillNW 310°263 m20.7 mi
Mount BarkerWSW 256°257 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:2920:0020:35
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821306

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