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Neill-Cochran House Museum

Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in Texas
Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in TexasMichael Brockhoff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in Texas
Michael Brockhoff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in Texas
Michael Brockhoff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in Texas
Michael Brockhoff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in Texas
Michael Brockhoff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neill-Cochran House Museum, a museum in Texas
Michael Brockhoff · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Neill-Cochran House Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Neill–Cochran House Museum is a historic home in north-central Austin, Texas. Master builder Abner Cook designed and built the house in 1855 as a suburban estate many years before the surrounding area was settled by other homes and businesses. The two-story Greek Revival home features prominent Doric columns and Mr. Cook's signature "sheaf of wheat" balusters.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1855.

Wikidata Q6989547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
10.8 m
Elevation
182 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.28749, -97.74831

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Pease District Park: 0.3 mi
  • Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Honors Quad: 0.5 mi
  • Harris Triangle: 0.6 mi
  • Austin Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 41
Museums: 39
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.3 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m20.2 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 251°429 m24.8 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 234°416 m25.0 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 251°406 m20.6 mi
Travis PeakNW 315°382 m23.9 mi
Round MountainNNW 326°366 m24.5 mi
Chalk KnobW 271°364 m14.5 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 282°360 m13.8 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/380916245

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