The Radkey House
The Radkey House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Congregation Beth Israel, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025381, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seiders Springs Park: 0.3 mi
- Bailey Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ramsey Park: 0.5 mi
- Signature Park: 0.6 mi
- Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
- Blue Blood: 1.4 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 1.6 mi
- Clock Knot: 1.6 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 1.6 mi
- Monochrome for Austin: 1.7 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Congregation Beth Israel: 0.2 mi
- Seiders Oaks: 0.3 mi
- Camp Mabry: 0.5 mi
- Major John B. Jones: 0.6 mi
- Jacob Leser House: 0.6 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 1.2 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 1.5 mi
- Garden patch: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 0.7 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 1.5 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Harry Ransom Center: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 1.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lucas: 1.9 mi
- Mount Larson: 2.5 mi
- Cat Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 0.7 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.1 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.2 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.0 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.1 mi
- Link Falls: 5.1 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 0.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.6 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.2 mi
- Queen's Bath: 12.1 mi
- New Sweden: 15.8 mi
- Palm Valley: 17.9 mi
- McDuff: 18.2 mi
- Goforth: 20.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 22.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 8.6 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Radkey House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 268° | 433 m | 20.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 247° | 406 m | 21.0 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 313° | 405 m | 24.9 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 313° | 382 m | 22.8 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NW 325° | 366 m | 24.1 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 265° | 364 m | 14.4 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 275° | 360 m | 13.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | SW 236° | 353 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453752263
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