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McElroy-Severn House (Stagecoach House and Onion Creek Post Office)

McElroy-Severn House (Stagecoach House and Onion Creek Post Office) from directly overhead

McElroy-Severn House (Stagecoach House and Onion Creek Post Office) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Stagecoach Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Buda, Hays County, Texas

Wikidata Q109999800, matched on coordinates and name (507 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2012
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
Coordinates30.08692, -97.83564

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Historic Stagecoach Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bradfield Village Park: 0.2 mi
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stoneridge Park: 1.4 mi
  • Green Meadows Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 49
  • City of Kyle Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 11.1 mi
Museums: 45
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 21
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 3.2 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 4.5 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 8.8 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 12.7 mi
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 11.2 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 13.7 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McElroy-Severn House (Stagecoach House and Onion Creek Post Office). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpW 272°463 m22.5 mi
Jack MountainW 272°451 m19.9 mi
Roundtree MountainW 279°449 m21.3 mi
Shingle HillsNW 315°433 m21.0 mi
Peach MountainW 277°429 m19.0 mi
Gainor MountainWNW 287°429 m19.1 mi
Lone Woman MountainW 267°423 m16.2 mi
Lone Man MountainW 267°416 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403589853

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