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Zavala Elementary School

Zavala Elementary School from directly overhead

Zavala Elementary School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oswaldo A.B. Cantu/Pan Am Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.1 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.25823, -97.71983

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
  • Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Festival Beach Food Forest: 1.0 mi
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 1.2 mi
  • E.R. Fincher III Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Explorers Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 35
Attractions: 18
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.0 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.5 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.6 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.7 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.7 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 1.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.3 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 4.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 278°433 m22.1 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 257°406 m21.7 mi
Chalk KnobW 278°364 m16.4 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 287°360 m16.0 mi
Signal HillWSW 252°353 m14.8 mi
Polecat KnobNW 324°346 m24.5 mi
Jess Maynard HillNNW 331°343 m23.4 mi
Jollyville PlateauNW 321°340 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

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/12453752220

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