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Onion Creek Lodge 220, AF & AM

Onion Creek Lodge 220, AF & AM from directly overhead

Onion Creek Lodge 220, AF & AM is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Governor Horton Place, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025203, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.19414, -97.77045

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Ponciana Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kendra Page Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Armadillo Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
  • Odom School Park: 1.3 mi
  • Battle Bend Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 60
Gardens: 53
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 4.5 mi
Museums: 47
Peaks: 41
Attractions: 22
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 2.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 3.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 5.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.9 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 5.6 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 16.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onion Creek Lodge 220, AF & AM. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainWSW 255°451 m24.7 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 291°433 m20.3 mi
Gainor MountainW 266°429 m22.2 mi
Peach MountainWSW 258°429 m23.3 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 248°423 m21.7 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 247°416 m20.6 mi
Wallace MountainW 269°406 m18.2 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 297°364 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821265

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