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The Old Zimmerman Home

The Old Zimmerman Home from directly overhead

The Old Zimmerman Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ron Rigsby Pocket Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025213, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1967
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
Coordinates30.36395, -97.71363

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ron Rigsby Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wooten Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • City of Austin/YMCA North Austin Community Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
  • Quail Creek Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Payton Gin Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 55
Peaks: 42
Museums: 41
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 0.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 2.6 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 3.3 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.5 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Small Falls: 8.9 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 11.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 12.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 8.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 259°433 m22.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 241°406 m24.7 mi
NegroheadWNW 303°405 m24.3 mi
Travis PeakWNW 302°382 m22.2 mi
Round MountainNW 314°366 m21.7 mi
Big Bear HillNW 315°366 m22.6 mi
Chalk KnobWSW 253°364 m17.3 mi
Flint Rock HillW 261°360 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752264

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