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Sam Bass' Death Site

Sam Bass' Death Site from directly overhead

Sam Bass' Death Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Boultinghouse Mountain stands 418 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Koughan Memorial Water Tower Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.50850, -97.67932

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Koughan Memorial Water Tower Park: 0.0 mi
  • Sharon Prete Main Street Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Buck Egger Park: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Two lion statues: 2.7 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 2.8 mi
  • Kalahari Resort sign: 2.8 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 2.8 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 41
  • Palm House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Bohls House: 6.3 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 7.8 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 8.3 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 41
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 6.9 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 7.4 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 7.7 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 10.0 mi
  • Texas paintball: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Link Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Shady Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 10.5 mi
  • Apple Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 22.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sam Bass' Death Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boultinghouse MountainW 279°418 m24.6 mi
NegroheadW 278°405 m22.7 mi
Bald MountainW 276°383 m23.8 mi
Travis PeakW 275°382 m20.9 mi
Pilot KnobNW 323°368 m21.8 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 283°367 m23.9 mi
Round MountainWNW 286°366 m18.4 mi
Big Bear HillWNW 288°366 m19.1 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 solstice07:2416:5817:35

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132171

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