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The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center on Congress Avenue;The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center

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The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center on Congress Avenue;The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Norwood Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Contemporary Austin
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.26930, -97.74284

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Pat Crow Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • The Old Bakery Bicentennial Square: 0.2 mi
  • Wooldridge Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Republic Square: 0.3 mi
  • Brush Square: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
Peaks: 39
Museums: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.7 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.7 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 0.7 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.9 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.8 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.2 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.8 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center on Congress Avenue;The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 276°433 m20.6 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 254°429 m24.8 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 237°416 m24.5 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 254°406 m20.6 mi
Chalk KnobW 276°364 m14.9 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 286°360 m14.4 mi
Signal HillWSW 247°353 m13.8 mi
Polecat KnobNW 326°346 m23.0 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: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/929864020

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