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Old Quarry Site

Old Quarry Site from directly overhead

Old Quarry Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1982
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
Coordinates30.34948, -97.74015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 42
Museums: 40
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 1.7 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 2.8 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Austin: 4.3 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Link Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Small Falls: 7.4 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 12.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 10.2 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 11.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 261°433 m20.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 241°406 m22.8 mi
NegroheadNW 307°405 m23.6 mi
Bald MountainNW 304°383 m24.2 mi
Travis PeakNW 306°382 m21.5 mi
Round MountainNW 319°366 m21.3 mi
Big Bear HillNW 319°366 m22.3 mi
Chalk KnobWSW 255°364 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821268

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