Major John B. Jones
Major John B. Jones is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is William Steele, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William Steele: 0.0 mi
- Camp Mabry: 0.1 mi
- Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces: 0.3 mi
- Adjutants General: 0.3 mi
- Lilia and Josephine Casis: 0.5 mi
- Mayfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Signature Park: 0.8 mi
- Seiders Springs Park: 0.8 mi
- The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 0.8 mi
- Tarrytown Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
- Blue Blood: 0.9 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 1.9 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 1.9 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 2.0 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 2.0 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Garden patch: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 2.1 mi
- Experimental Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 1.1 mi
- Mount Barker: 1.3 mi
- Mount Lucas: 1.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 1.9 mi
- Cat Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 0.3 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 0.8 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Charles Moore House: 1.8 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 2.1 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 0.2 mi
- Lake Austin: 1.6 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.6 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.9 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 3.3 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Link Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 0.8 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.4 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 11.8 mi
- New Sweden: 16.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 18.1 mi
- McDuff: 18.7 mi
- Goforth: 20.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 22.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.1 mi
- Bird Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.7 mi
- Stone picnic table: 8.8 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Major John B. Jones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 268° | 433 m | 19.5 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 247° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 246° | 406 m | 20.5 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 314° | 405 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 311° | 383 m | 24.9 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 314° | 382 m | 22.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 326° | 366 m | 22.8 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NW 326° | 366 m | 23.7 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821304
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- Austin · 3 mi
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