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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: 48
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 7.7 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 9.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 14.9 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3

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 MountainW451 m23.4 mi
Roundtree MountainW449 m24.4 mi
Shingle HillsWNW433 m21.6 mi
Gainor MountainW429 m21.7 mi
Peach MountainW429 m22.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW423 m20.0 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW416 m18.9 mi
Wallace MountainWNW406 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 50–80 °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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