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Texas Dental Association

Texas Dental Association from directly overhead

Texas Dental Association is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Oaks Neighborhood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.23858, -97.73903

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Oaks Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Woodland Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
  • Big Stacy Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Blunn Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Metcalfe Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 49
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Festival Beach Food Forest: 1.0 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 19.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Dental Association. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWNW433 m21.2 mi
Gainor MountainWSW429 m24.5 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW423 m24.7 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW416 m23.6 mi
Wallace MountainW406 m20.3 mi
Chalk KnobWNW364 m15.5 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW360 m15.4 mi
Signal HillWSW353 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752279

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