The Williamson Museum
The Williamson Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Boultinghouse Mountain stands 418 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmers State Bank Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 14 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Museum of Williamson County history.
The story
The Williamson Museum is a local museum established in 1997 focused on the culture and heritage of Williamson County, Texas. The museum is located at 716 S. Austin Ave on the historic square in Georgetown, Texas, in the former Farmers State Bank building. The museum organization is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
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Dates from 1997.
Wikidata Q17066354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 12.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Farmers State Bank Building: 0.0 mi
- In Memory of Robert Jones Rivers: 0.0 mi
- Judge Greenleaf Fisk: 0.0 mi
- Steele Store-Makemson Hotel Building: 0.0 mi
- Williamson County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson (Three-Legged Willie): 0.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Rhinoceros statue: 8.4 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 8.4 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 8.4 mi
- Founder's Park: 0.1 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 0.4 mi
- Blue Hole Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Town Park: 0.4 mi
- VFW Park: 0.5 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 2.8 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 3.7 mi
- Queen Hill: 8.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 11.4 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 12.1 mi
- Southwestern University Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Laura Kuykendall Garden: 0.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sun City Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Georgetown Lake Recreational Area: 6.6 mi
- Twin Springs Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Beck Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Westside Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek: 14.8 mi
- Palm House Museum: 8.8 mi
- Bohls House: 14.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 14.8 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 16.4 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 16.4 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 2.1 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 16.3 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 16.4 mi
- Texas paintball: 16.6 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 18.7 mi
- Brushy Spring: 14.4 mi
- Apple Spring: 14.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.7 mi
- Shady Spring: 16.5 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 17.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.6 mi
- Link Falls: 18.8 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Small Falls: 21.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 7.3 mi
- New Sweden: 18.6 mi
- Donahoe: 24.0 mi
- Fern Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Williamson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boultinghouse Mountain | WSW 258° | 418 m | 24.8 mi |
| Negrohead | WSW 256° | 405 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 255° | 383 m | 24.6 mi |
| Travis Peak | WSW 251° | 382 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 303° | 368 m | 15.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 262° | 367 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 258° | 366 m | 18.1 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | W 261° | 366 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8568299378
Day trips start here
- Austin · 26 mi
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