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Pease School

Pease School from directly overhead

Pease School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pease School Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025497, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.27524, -97.74779

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
Peaks: 40
Museums: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.8 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.1 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.1 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.1 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.4 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.8 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 275°433 m20.3 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 253°429 m24.6 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 236°416 m24.5 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 253°406 m20.4 mi
Travis PeakNW 317°382 m24.5 mi
Chalk KnobW 274°364 m14.6 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 285°360 m14.0 mi
Signal HillWSW 245°353 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
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/12453821257

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