Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphora, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963–1969). It is located on the grounds of the University of Texas at Austin, and is one of 15 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. The library houses 45 million documents, photographs, videos, and other historical records, including those of Johnson and his close associates and others.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1971.
Wikidata Q1853779, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphora: 0.1 mi
- History of Black Bronze I: 0.1 mi
- Prometheus and Vulture: 0.1 mi
- Winged Victory: 0.1 mi
- Figure on a Trunk: 0.1 mi
- Site of Texas Wesleyan College: 0.2 mi
- J. Frank Dobie House: 0.3 mi
- University Interscholastic League: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.4 mi
- John Elbridge Hines: 0.5 mi
- Eastwoods Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Dell Technologies Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Grackle Green: 0.4 mi
- Alamo Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Honors Quad: 0.7 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.7 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 5.4 mi
- Garden patch: 0.5 mi
- Este Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alamo Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports: 0.2 mi
- Texas Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- Texas State History Museum: 0.7 mi
- Harry Ransom Center: 0.7 mi
- Capitol Complex Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.8 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.0 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.1 mi
- Cat Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.5 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.0 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.1 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.9 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Seiders Spring: 1.7 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.7 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.9 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.1 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.1 mi
- New Sweden: 15.4 mi
- McDuff: 16.5 mi
- Goforth: 18.6 mi
- Palm Valley: 18.9 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.6 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.0 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 273° | 433 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 252° | 406 m | 21.7 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 314° | 382 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 272° | 364 m | 15.7 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 281° | 360 m | 15.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 244° | 353 m | 15.0 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 322° | 346 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 329° | 345 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/172662523
Day trips start here
- Austin · 1 mi
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