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Charles Moore House

Charles Moore House from directly overhead

Charles Moore House is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Embrace Bewilderment, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
8.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.28507, -97.76658

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Don Baylor Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mary Frances Baylor Clarksville Park: 0.3 mi
  • Palma Plaza Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
  • Harris Triangle: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 53
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 19
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.2 mi
  • Lake Austin: 1.5 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 1.5 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.9 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.4 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.6 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m19.1 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 250°429 m23.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 235°423 m24.9 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 233°416 m24.0 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 250°406 m19.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 318°382 m23.3 mi
Round MountainNNW 329°366 m24.0 mi
Big Bear HillNNW 329°366 m25.0 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 50–80 °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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/381883924

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