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Texas Newspapers, C.S.A.

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Texas Newspapers, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Westover Hills Club, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.37800, -97.74145

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Westover Hills Club: 0.7 mi
  • Steck Valley Greenbelt: 1.1 mi
  • Southwest Plaza: 1.4 mi
  • Northwest Plaza: 1.4 mi
  • H-E-B Plaza: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 56
Peaks: 45
Museums: 41
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 1.2 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 2.3 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 4.0 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.6 mi
  • Lake Austin: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Link Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 7.3 mi
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 12.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 13.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 9.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 10.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Newspapers, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 256°433 m21.3 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWNW 302°418 m24.3 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 237°406 m23.8 mi
NegroheadWNW 303°405 m22.4 mi
Bald MountainWNW 300°383 m23.1 mi
Travis PeakWNW 302°382 m20.3 mi
Chalk KnobNW 306°367 m24.3 mi
Round MountainNW 315°366 m19.8 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 solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752275

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