Rosewood Park
Rosewood Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry G. Madison Cabin, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Austin, Texas, United States
Dates from 1929.
Wikidata Q18157795, matched on coordinates and name (163 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 23.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry G. Madison Cabin: 0.1 mi
- Henry G. Madison Cabin: 0.1 mi
- L. C. Anderson High School and Integration of Austin's Public Schools: 0.3 mi
- Laurine Cecil Anderson: 0.4 mi
- Site of Old Anderson High School, Kealing Junior High School: 0.5 mi
- Rosewood Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
- Boggy Creek Greenbelt: 0.1 mi
- Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
- Downs-Mabson Fields: 0.5 mi
- You are my butter half mural: 0.7 mi
- East 11th Street: 0.9 mi
- Don Vito Alessio Robles: 1.0 mi
- Ducher: 1.1 mi
- Spiral of the Galaxy: 1.2 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.2 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.6 mi
- SFC Teaching Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alamo Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Este Garden: 0.9 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 0.6 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 1.0 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 1.1 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 1.1 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.1 mi
- Mount Lucas: 5.4 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.4 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.4 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.0 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.1 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.2 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 7.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.1 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.4 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.5 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.9 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.5 mi
- New Sweden: 15.3 mi
- McDuff: 15.3 mi
- Goforth: 17.8 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.4 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.3 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosewood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 275° | 433 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 255° | 406 m | 22.2 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 275° | 364 m | 16.6 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 284° | 360 m | 16.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 249° | 353 m | 15.4 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 322° | 346 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 328° | 345 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 329° | 343 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821231
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- Austin · 2 mi
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