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Walter Tips House

Walter Tips House from directly overhead

Walter Tips House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is South Austin Island, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
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
Coordinates30.23921, -97.75353

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Austin Island: 0.2 mi
  • Gillis Park: 0.4 mi
  • Big Stacy Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Blunn Creek Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
  • The Denizen Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 51
  • Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Festival Beach Food Forest: 1.5 mi
Museums: 39
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 3.3 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 19.1 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 3.3 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 4.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 6.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWNW 282°433 m20.3 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 258°429 m23.6 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 242°423 m23.9 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 241°416 m22.9 mi
Wallace MountainW 260°406 m19.5 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 284°364 m14.7 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 295°360 m14.6 mi
Signal HillWSW 254°353 m12.5 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752244

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