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Vic Mathias Shores

Vic Mathias Shores from directly overhead

Vic Mathias Shores is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage - Festivals - Horizons, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
R. Vic Mathias (1926-2013)

How to reach it

Coordinates30.26108, -97.75006

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Roberta Crenshaw Overlook at Shoal Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.3 mi
  • Seaholm Waterfront Park and Table: 0.3 mi
  • Mary Dawson Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
  • Margaret Moser Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • East Bouldin Creek Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 51
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.5 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 3.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 278°433 m20.3 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 255°429 m24.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 239°423 m24.9 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m23.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 256°406 m20.0 mi
Chalk KnobW 278°364 m14.6 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 289°360 m14.2 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m13.1 mi

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 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8964506907

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