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Round Rock Volunteer Fire Department

Round Rock Volunteer Fire Department from directly overhead

Round Rock Volunteer Fire Department is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Boultinghouse Mountain stands 418 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenhill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.53194, -97.68626

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greenhill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bowman Park: 0.9 mi
  • Somerset park: 0.9 mi
  • Stella Park: 1.0 mi
  • Settlement Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Two lion statues: 3.2 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 3.2 mi
  • Kalahari Resort sign: 3.2 mi
  • Water buffalo statue: 3.2 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 49
Museums: 41
  • Palm House Museum: 1.6 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Bohls House: 7.8 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 9.3 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Rabbit Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Martin Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Signal Hill: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 9.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 9.1 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 11.5 mi
  • Texas paintball: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Link Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Small Falls: 15.7 mi
Springs: 9
  • Shady Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 10.7 mi
  • Apple Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 23.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 23.8 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Rock Volunteer Fire Department. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boultinghouse MountainW 275°418 m24.0 mi
NegroheadW 274°405 m22.1 mi
Bald MountainW 272°383 m23.3 mi
Travis PeakW 270°382 m20.5 mi
Pilot KnobNW 322°368 m20.3 mi
Chalk KnobW 280°367 m23.2 mi
Round MountainWNW 281°366 m17.6 mi
Big Bear HillWNW 284°366 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:35

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132174

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