Anthem Tract
Anthem Tract is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirby Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Austin Water
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 18.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 12 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kirby Park: 1.9 mi
- La Verde Park: 2.1 mi
- Heroes Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Diamond: 2.4 mi
- Fergus Park: 2.6 mi
- WPA Projects at Kyle School: 4.2 mi
- Katherine Anne Porter: 4.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Kyle: 4.3 mi
- Cora Jackman Donalson House: 4.3 mi
- Kyle Auction Oak: 4.3 mi
- Minerva: 11.0 mi
- TXST: 11.0 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 11.4 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 11.4 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 11.4 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 13.1 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.7 mi
- Barton Hill: 2.1 mi
- Carpenter Hills: 3.5 mi
- Woods Hill: 7.4 mi
- Friday Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.4 mi
- Onion Creek Management Unit: 2.5 mi
- Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Little Bear Creek Management Unit: 6.4 mi
- Bear Creek Management Unit: 7.9 mi
- Lost Oasis Cave Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Kyle Railroad Depot and Heritage Center: 4.4 mi
- Spring Lake Hall: 10.5 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Exhibit: 11.3 mi
- Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit: 11.4 mi
- LBJ Museum of San Marcos History: 11.4 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 4.3 mi
- Bear Creek Stables: 7.2 mi
- Frate Barker Path: 7.7 mi
- The Whisky Vault: 7.8 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 10.6 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 14.6 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 14.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 15.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 15.8 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 16.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 12.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 15.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.7 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 10.5 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 10.9 mi
- Blue Hole: 11.2 mi
- Kirby Spring: 12.5 mi
- Jacob's Well: 13.0 mi
- Goforth: 7.1 mi
- Polonia: 13.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 12.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 13.2 mi
- Stone picnic table: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anthem Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | WNW 282° | 463 m | 18.5 mi |
| Jack Mountain | WNW 283° | 451 m | 16.0 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | WNW 291° | 449 m | 17.8 mi |
| Shingle Hills | NNW 329° | 433 m | 20.6 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WNW 290° | 429 m | 15.4 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WNW 302° | 429 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | W 280° | 423 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WNW 281° | 416 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1033367818
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- Austin · 18 mi
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