Oak Hill
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. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117537187, matched on coordinates and name (294 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 20 mi
- Sinkholes · 25 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Whirlpool Cave: 1.9 mi
- Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve and Watershed Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Wildflower Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 2.5 mi
- Cathedral of Junk: 5.9 mi
- Abundance: 6.4 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 6.7 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 6.8 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 6.9 mi
- Old Rock Store: 0.6 mi
- Kincheonville: 3.0 mi
- MS Nolen Texas Historical Plaque: 4.5 mi
- Eanes School and Chapel: 4.7 mi
- Eanes Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Forest Trail Garden: 4.4 mi
- Herbal Garden: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 6.2 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 6.2 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.2 mi
- Dittmar Hill: 4.2 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mount Larson: 6.9 mi
- Eanes History Center: 4.7 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 6.2 mi
- TexPop ATX: 6.3 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 6.4 mi
- Charles Moore House: 7.0 mi
- 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
- Eliza Spring: 6.2 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 6.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 8.8 mi
- Kirby Spring: 12.3 mi
- Bell Spring: 15.5 mi
- 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
- Goforth: 15.4 mi
- Lytton Springs: 22.1 mi
- Polonia: 22.4 mi
- McDuff: 24.2 mi
- New Sweden: 24.4 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 21.6 mi
- The Learning Tree: 1.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 4.5 mi
- Stone picnic table: 9.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | WSW 246° | 463 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jack Mountain | WSW 242° | 451 m | 20.2 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | WSW 251° | 449 m | 20.1 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WNW 290° | 433 m | 13.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 255° | 429 m | 16.9 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 245° | 429 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 232° | 423 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 230° | 416 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821273
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- Austin · 8 mi
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