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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. 40 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

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Coordinates30.44620, -97.76518

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 56
  • Rattan Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hunters Chase Park: 0.3 mi
  • Robinson Park: 0.8 mi
  • Springwoods Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wood Stork Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Gardens: 54
Artworks
  • Protected Promise: 5.4 mi
  • Kenopsia: 6.6 mi
  • Family: 6.6 mi
  • Spirit Totem: 6.6 mi
  • Freshwater Cowgirl: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 40
Museums: 39
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
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
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 HillsWSW433 m21.6 mi
Tater HillWNW422 m22.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWNW418 m20.8 mi
NegroheadWNW405 m18.9 mi
Buzzard RoostNW391 m24.8 mi
Travis PeakWNW382 m16.9 mi
Big Bear HillNW366 m16.6 mi
Chalk KnobSW364 m17.2 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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