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Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek

Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek from directly overhead

Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

river in Travis County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q56062828, matched on coordinates and name (855 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.27184, -97.75125

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 52
Peaks: 40
Attractions: 19
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.9 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.0 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.1 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.5 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 3.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.4 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.0 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 276°433 m20.1 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 253°429 m24.3 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 236°416 m24.2 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 254°406 m20.1 mi
Travis PeakNW 318°382 m24.6 mi
Chalk KnobW 275°364 m14.4 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 286°360 m13.9 mi
Signal HillWSW 245°353 m13.4 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: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752224

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