Mathews School
Mathews School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is West Austin Neighborhood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q110025070, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Austin Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Palma Plaza Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Mary Frances Baylor Clarksville Park: 0.3 mi
- BEPI Park: 0.5 mi
- Caldwell Treaty Oak Park: 0.6 mi
- Clarksville: 0.2 mi
- Confederate Men's Home: 0.3 mi
- Hezikiah Haskell House: 0.3 mi
- Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot: 0.3 mi
- Las Ventanas: 0.4 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 0.5 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 0.6 mi
- ATX: 0.7 mi
- Abundance: 0.7 mi
- Accordion 16: 0.9 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.6 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.8 mi
- Uplands: 4.2 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Hartman Prehistoric Garden: 0.9 mi
- Colorado Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Oriental Garden: 0.9 mi
- Green Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mount Larson: 2.9 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.0 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.3 mi
- Mount Lucas: 3.6 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.5 mi
- Charles Moore House: 0.6 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 0.9 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 1.0 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.8 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 1.2 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.6 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 0.8 mi
- Eliza Spring: 1.1 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.0 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 13.8 mi
- New Sweden: 17.3 mi
- Goforth: 17.8 mi
- McDuff: 18.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.1 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.1 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.7 mi
- The Learning Tree: 7.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mathews School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 275° | 433 m | 19.5 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 252° | 429 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 236° | 423 m | 25.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 235° | 416 m | 24.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 252° | 406 m | 19.7 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 318° | 382 m | 23.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 329° | 366 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 274° | 364 m | 13.8 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 | 20:01 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453821295
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- Austin · 1 mi
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