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Site of Willow Ranch School

Site of Willow Ranch School from directly overhead

Site of Willow Ranch School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Jollyville Plateau stands 340 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Manda, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates30.39373, -97.45526
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Presidential Glen Amenity Center: 4.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Soccer Park: 4.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Greenbelt: 4.1 mi
  • Presidential Glen Park: 4.3 mi
  • Elgin Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Artworks
  • The Hutto Hippo: 11.7 mi
  • Bill Picket: 12.4 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 13.7 mi
  • Zebra statue: 13.8 mi
  • Zebra mare and foal statues: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Native Texas Plants Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Fort Dessau Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Unity Park Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Zen Garden: 14.0 mi
Museums: 41
Nature reserves: 35
Peaks: 21
  • Bald Knob: 9.1 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Martin Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 16.1 mi
  • Hergotz Hill: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 13.4 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 15.5 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 16.1 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 18.4 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Link Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 21.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jollyville PlateauW 270°340 m23.3 mi
Flintridge HillWSW 254°311 m23.5 mi
Rabbit HillNW 314°293 m19.0 mi
Shepherd MountainW 263°286 m20.8 mi
Martin HillWNW 287°284 m15.4 mi
Cat MountainW 262°283 m19.6 mi
Mount LarsonWSW 254°277 m21.0 mi
Mount LucasWSW 257°265 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:42
June solstice06:2920:0020:36
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2316:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821209

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