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Oak Hill

Oak Hill from directly overhead

Oak Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Country View Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117537187, matched on coordinates and name (294 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.23431, -97.86877

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hill Country View Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Woods of Legend Oaks Private Park: 0.3 mi
  • Convict Hill Quarry Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Legend Oaks 2 Park: 0.6 mi
  • Scenic Brook Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 60
Artworks
Gardens: 53
Peaks: 50
Museums: 43
Attractions: 22
  • Artificial Chimney: 5.9 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 6.0 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 6.2 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 6.4 mi
  • Lake Austin: 6.8 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Sculpture Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Small Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 1.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.2 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWSW 246°463 m22.5 mi
Jack MountainWSW 242°451 m20.2 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 251°449 m20.1 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 290°433 m13.8 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 255°429 m16.9 mi
Peach MountainWSW 245°429 m18.5 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 232°423 m18.0 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 230°416 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2517:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581838477695851
Precip in2.62.12.92.64.33.72.12.13.64.02.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821273

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