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Webster Massacre

Webster Massacre from directly overhead

Webster Massacre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Leanderthal Lady, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.57677, -97.85219

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Old Town Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Horizon Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mason Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Westview Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
  • Leander Crossing Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Ripples from a Spring: 3.8 mi
  • The Family: 3.8 mi
  • Cerebral Drama: 3.8 mi
  • Dancin': 3.8 mi
  • Sentinel: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Reagan Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 41
Museums: 36
  • Interpretive Center: 6.1 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 14.2 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Texas paintball: 6.1 mi
  • Inner Space Cavern: 10.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 14.6 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 15.9 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 16.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Apple Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 7.9 mi
  • Shady Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Link Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsSW433 m23.6 mi
WildCat MountainW429 m17.9 mi
North PeakW425 m18.4 mi
Tater HillW422 m14.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW418 m14.0 mi
NegroheadW405 m12.2 mi
Buzzard RoostWNW391 m15.9 mi
Cedar MountainWSW386 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:38
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148814

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