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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.

The record

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.23858, -97.73903

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 51
  • 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: 41
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: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 3.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
On the horizon

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 HillsWNW 282°433 m21.2 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 259°429 m24.5 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 243°423 m24.7 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 242°416 m23.6 mi
Wallace MountainW 260°406 m20.3 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 284°364 m15.5 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 294°360 m15.4 mi
Signal HillWSW 255°353 m13.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752279

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