- Elevation, modelled
- 154 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2722, -97.7747
Austin Nature & Science Center is a museum in Texas, at a modelled 154 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashford McGill House (Zilker Park Refectory), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin Nature & Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 252° | 429 m | 23.0 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 245° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 236° | 423 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 234° | 416 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 252° | 406 m | 18.8 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 320° | 382 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 331° | 366 m | 24.5 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
- Sinkholes · 30 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ashford McGill House (Zilker Park Refectory): 0.0 mi
- Esperanza School Building: 0.2 mi
- Swedish Log Cabin: 0.2 mi
- Swedes of Texas: 0.3 mi
- Travis County: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 43
- Mount Larson: 2.8 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.4 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.7 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.0 mi
Museums: 37
Attractions: 19
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.5 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 0.6 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.9 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.9 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Twin Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Goforth: 17.3 mi
- New Sweden: 18.2 mi
- McDuff: 18.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.8 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.9 mi
| 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).
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