Wood Street Settlement at Shoal Creek
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
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wood Street Park: 0.0 mi
- Duncan Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Caldwell Treaty Oak Park: 0.3 mi
- Margaret Moser Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Wooldridge Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Robinson-Macken House: 0.1 mi
- Gilfillan House: 0.2 mi
- Moore-Flack House: 0.2 mi
- Joseph and Mary Robinson Martin House: 0.2 mi
- West-Bremond Cottage: 0.2 mi
- ATX: 0.2 mi
- A History of La Zona Rosa: 0.3 mi
- Tall Solo: 0.3 mi
- Golden Afternoon: 0.3 mi
- Accordion 16: 0.3 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.4 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.8 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Uplands: 4.3 mi
- Congress Avenue Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Brazos Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.9 mi
- Explorers Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.2 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 5.2 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 0.3 mi
- The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center on Congress Avenue;The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center: 0.5 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 0.6 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 0.6 mi
- Capitol Complex Visitor Center: 0.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Eliza Spring: 1.2 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 1.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.4 mi
- New Sweden: 17.1 mi
- Goforth: 17.4 mi
- McDuff: 17.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.5 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 253° | 429 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 236° | 416 m | 24.2 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 254° | 406 m | 20.1 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 318° | 382 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 275° | 364 m | 14.4 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 286° | 360 m | 13.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 245° | 353 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453752224
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- Austin · 1 mi
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