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Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports

Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports from directly overhead

Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Figure on a Trunk, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Public archive, library, museum, and research center dedicated to physical culture preservation, supporting scholarship, and enhancing public knowledge.

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Operated by
UT Austin KHE

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Coordinates30.28482, -97.73219

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Figure on a Trunk: 0.1 mi
  • The Doughboy: 0.1 mi
  • Winged Victory: 0.1 mi
  • Prometheus and Vulture: 0.1 mi
  • The Swan's Dream of Leda: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
  • Garden patch: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Alamo Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Este Garden: 0.8 mi
Museums: 39
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.4 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.2 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.9 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 2.0 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.7 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.4 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m21.2 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 252°406 m21.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 314°382 m24.7 mi
Chalk KnobW 272°364 m15.5 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 281°360 m14.8 mi
Signal HillWSW 244°353 m14.8 mi
Polecat KnobNW 323°346 m22.6 mi
Hamilton HillNNW 329°345 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

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.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4668889549

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