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St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute

St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute from directly overhead

St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is St. John's Encampment Commons, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.32554, -97.71088

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • St. John's Encampment Commons: 0.1 mi
  • Highland Greenway Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jacob Fontaine Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Highland Neighborhood Park and Reznicek Fields: 0.7 mi
  • St. John's Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 55
Museums: 40
Peaks: 40
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Link Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 8.0 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 5.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 7.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 13.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 9.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 266°433 m22.5 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 247°406 m23.7 mi
Travis PeakNW 307°382 m23.8 mi
Round MountainNW 318°366 m23.7 mi
Big Bear HillNW 319°366 m24.7 mi
Chalk KnobW 262°364 m16.9 mi
Flint Rock HillW 270°360 m15.8 mi
Signal HillWSW 237°353 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752300

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