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The Archive War

The Archive War from directly overhead

The Archive War is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.27377, -97.73871

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Waterloo Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Old Bakery Bicentennial Square: 0.2 mi
  • Pat Crow Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Symphony Square: 0.3 mi
  • Health Learning Building Courtyard: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
Museums: 39
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.5 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.6 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.0 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.1 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.2 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 275°433 m20.8 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 237°416 m24.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 254°406 m20.9 mi
Travis PeakNW 316°382 m25.0 mi
Chalk KnobW 275°364 m15.2 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 285°360 m14.6 mi
Signal HillWSW 246°353 m14.1 mi
Polecat KnobNW 325°346 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752271

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