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The Round Rock

The Round Rock from directly overhead

The Round Rock is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Boultinghouse Mountain stands 418 m to the west, 24 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

building in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas

Wikidata Q110002613, matched on coordinates and name (284 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates30.51310, -97.68933

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Chisholm Trail Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bustin Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Koughan Memorial Water Tower Park: 0.6 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Round Rock West Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Two lion statues: 3.3 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 3.3 mi
  • Kalahari Resort sign: 3.3 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 3.3 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 41
  • Palm House Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Bohls House: 7.0 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 8.0 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 8.4 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 41
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 6.5 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 7.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 7.8 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 10.1 mi
  • Texas paintball: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Link Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Shady Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 10.1 mi
  • Apple Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 22.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boultinghouse MountainW 279°418 m23.9 mi
NegroheadW 278°405 m22.0 mi
Bald MountainW 275°383 m23.2 mi
Travis PeakW 274°382 m20.3 mi
Pilot KnobNW 324°368 m21.2 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 283°367 m23.3 mi
Round MountainWNW 286°366 m17.7 mi
Big Bear HillWNW 288°366 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:35

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/333644319

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