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Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces

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Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Adjutants General, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.31403, -97.76071

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Mayfield Park: 0.6 mi
  • Signature Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 0.9 mi
  • Covert Park at Mount Bonnell: 0.9 mi
  • Seiders Springs Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 55
Peaks: 43
Museums: 41
Attractions: 19
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 0.1 mi
  • Lake Austin: 1.7 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.8 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.2 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 6.1 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 7.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.9 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 9.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 267°433 m19.5 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 246°429 m24.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 245°406 m20.6 mi
NegroheadNW 314°405 m24.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 310°383 m24.7 mi
Travis PeakNW 313°382 m22.1 mi
Round MountainNW 325°366 m22.5 mi
Big Bear HillNW 326°366 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752277

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