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Moses Austin

Moses Austin from directly overhead

Moses Austin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bat, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

building designed by artist Ellsworth Kelly under construction in Austin, Texas

Wikidata Q22073172, matched on coordinates and name (277 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.27934, -97.73874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Capitol Mall: 0.0 mi
  • Waterloo Park: 0.4 mi
  • Health Learning Building Courtyard: 0.4 mi
  • Dell Technologies Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • The Old Bakery Bicentennial Square: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 53
Museums: 40
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.2 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.9 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.4 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.5 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.4 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.9 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 274°433 m20.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 253°406 m21.0 mi
Travis PeakNW 315°382 m24.7 mi
Chalk KnobW 273°364 m15.1 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 283°360 m14.5 mi
Signal HillWSW 244°353 m14.3 mi
Polecat KnobNW 324°346 m22.6 mi
Hamilton HillNNW 331°345 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821280

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