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German Texans Heritage Society

German Texans Heritage Society from directly overhead

German Texans Heritage Society is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is German Free School, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height
12.09 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.27006, -97.73640

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Symphony Square: 0.1 mi
  • Waterloo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pat Crow Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • The Old Bakery Bicentennial Square: 0.4 mi
  • Brush Square: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Wall painting for Austin: 0.2 mi
  • Homeless Jesus: 0.2 mi
  • The Price of Liberty: 0.3 mi
  • Historic 6th Street: 0.3 mi
  • Gear Grove: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
Museums: 38
Peaks: 37
Attractions: 19
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.7 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.9 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.0 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.9 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.9 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.8 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of German Texans Heritage Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 276°433 m21.0 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m24.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m20.9 mi
Chalk KnobW 276°364 m15.3 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 286°360 m14.8 mi
Signal HillWSW 247°353 m14.1 mi
Polecat KnobNW 325°346 m23.2 mi
Hamilton HillNNW 331°345 m23.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/379166119

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