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The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills

The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills from directly overhead

The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartford Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.29480, -97.75569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hartford Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Harris Triangle: 0.3 mi
  • Tarrytown Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
  • Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 42
Museums: 40
Attractions: 19
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 1.3 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Austin: 1.8 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.0 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.3 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 271°433 m19.8 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 249°429 m24.6 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 233°416 m24.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 249°406 m20.4 mi
Travis PeakNW 315°382 m23.2 mi
Round MountainNNW 327°366 m23.8 mi
Big Bear HillNNW 327°366 m24.8 mi
Chalk KnobW 269°364 m14.1 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: 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752266

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