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Walter and Mae Simms House

Walter and Mae Simms House from directly overhead

Walter and Mae Simms House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Reuter House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025168, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.24110, -97.74383

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Blunn Creek Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
  • Big Stacy Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
  • South Austin Island: 0.5 mi
  • Heritage Oaks Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Circle Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 51
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Festival Beach Food Forest: 1.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
Museums: 39
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.8 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 19.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 3.9 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 4.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walter and Mae Simms House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWNW 281°433 m20.9 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 258°429 m24.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 242°423 m24.5 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 241°416 m23.5 mi
Wallace MountainW 260°406 m20.1 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 283°364 m15.2 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 293°360 m15.0 mi
Signal HillWSW 254°353 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752245

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