Swedish Hill
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Swedish Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Swede Hill Pocket Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Swedish Hill Historic District is a former Swedish enclave that is now a residential area of downtown Austin, Texas. It is often referred to as "Swede Hill." Development of this area began in the 1870s when numerous Swedish immigrants erected homes near their downtown businesses. The first to build his home there was S. A. Lundell; soon thereafter Carl John Swahn built his house there, and many others followed. Eventually some sixty-seven Swedish immigrant families built homes in the vicinity and the neighborhood became known as Svenska Kullen (Swedish Hill)—originally bounded by Waller Street on the east, Red River Street on the west, 15th Street on the south, and 19th Street on the north (today West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard — known more familiarly as Swede Hill.
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Wikidata Q7654700, matched on coordinates and name (106 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swede Hill Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
- Health Learning Building Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Lott Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Waterloo Park: 0.3 mi
- Symphony Square: 0.4 mi
- Joseph Baker: 0.1 mi
- George Washington Glasscock: 0.1 mi
- Major William Martin "Buck" Walton: 0.1 mi
- Jacob Fontaine: 0.1 mi
- Oakwood Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Spiral of the Galaxy: 0.2 mi
- Wall painting for Austin: 0.3 mi
- East 11th Street: 0.5 mi
- The Price of Liberty: 0.5 mi
- Sea Turtle: 0.5 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.0 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.9 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.4 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alamo Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 0.4 mi
- German Texans Heritage Society: 0.5 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 0.5 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 0.5 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.1 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.3 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.4 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.5 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.3 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.4 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.5 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.6 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.3 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.5 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.6 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.7 mi
- New Sweden: 15.9 mi
- McDuff: 16.4 mi
- Goforth: 17.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.6 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.6 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swedish Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 275° | 433 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 254° | 406 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 274° | 364 m | 15.6 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 284° | 360 m | 15.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 246° | 353 m | 14.6 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 324° | 346 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 330° | 345 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 331° | 343 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453752286
Day trips start here
- Austin · 1 mi
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