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Ray Harryhausen Memorial

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Ray Harryhausen Memorial from directly overhead

Ray Harryhausen Memorial is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballybunion Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates30.13512, -97.77897

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ballybunion Park: 0.1 mi
  • Vistas Park: 0.9 mi
  • Slaughter Creek Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Meadows of Double Creek Community Park: 1.7 mi
  • Wunneburger Neighborhood Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 20
  • Bear Creek Stables: 3.8 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 4.9 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 5.7 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 8.8 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 8.9 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 5.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 7.7 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 9.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 14.9 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainW 264°451 m23.4 mi
Roundtree MountainW 270°449 m24.4 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 302°433 m21.6 mi
Gainor MountainW 276°429 m21.7 mi
Peach MountainW 268°429 m22.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 258°423 m20.0 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 258°416 m18.9 mi
Wallace MountainWNW 282°406 m18.0 mi

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 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11039267033

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