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Pond Springs Community and School

Pond Springs Community and School from directly overhead

Pond Springs Community and School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattan Creek Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
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Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.44620, -97.76518

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rattan Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hunters Chase Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rattan Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Robinson Park: 0.8 mi
  • Springwoods Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Protected Promise: 5.4 mi
  • Kenopsia: 6.6 mi
  • Family: 6.6 mi
  • Spirit Totem: 6.6 mi
  • Freshwater Cowgirl: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 46
Museums: 40
Attractions: 18
  • Client Innovation Center: 4.3 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 5.8 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 5.9 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 9.2 mi
  • Texas paintball: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Small Falls: 8.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Queen's Bath: 5.1 mi
  • Shady Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 11.7 mi
  • Apple Spring: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 16.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 16.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 18.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 242°433 m21.6 mi
Tater HillWNW 299°422 m22.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWNW 293°418 m20.8 mi
NegroheadWNW 294°405 m18.9 mi
Buzzard RoostNW 306°391 m24.8 mi
Bald MountainWNW 290°383 m19.8 mi
Travis PeakWNW 291°382 m16.9 mi
Pilot KnobNNW 340°368 m23.2 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 solstice07:2516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132181

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