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Site of a Block House

Site of a Block House from directly overhead

Site of a Block House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Peggy Garner Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.54298, -97.83933

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peggy Garner Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tumlinson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Coventry Crossing Park: 0.4 mi
  • Horizon 4 Park: 0.4 mi
  • Knight Fields: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Dancin': 1.4 mi
  • Ripples from a Spring: 1.4 mi
  • The Family: 1.4 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 1.4 mi
  • Wings: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 49
Peaks: 47
Museums: 37
  • Interpretive Center: 8.3 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 9.9 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 11.8 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Texas paintball: 5.0 mi
  • Inner Space Cavern: 10.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 12.2 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 13.6 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 13.8 mi
Springs: 8
  • Apple Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 5.5 mi
  • Shady Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Link Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Small Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 22.6 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of a Block House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsSW 221°433 m22.3 mi
WildCat MountainWNW 286°429 m19.1 mi
North PeakWNW 287°425 m19.7 mi
Tater HillWNW 286°422 m16.1 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW 276°418 m14.8 mi
NegroheadW 274°405 m12.9 mi
Buzzard RoostWNW 297°391 m17.5 mi
Cedar MountainWSW 257°386 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:38
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:35

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971432823

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