- Elevation
- 218 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3712, -97.7692
Barrow Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded 218 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 218 m
- Operated by
- Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barrow Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | WSW 256° | 433 m | 19.6 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | NW 305° | 418 m | 23.2 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | SW 235° | 406 m | 22.1 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 307° | 405 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 303° | 383 m | 21.9 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 306° | 382 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chalk Knob | NW 310° | 367 m | 23.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 320° | 366 m | 19.1 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bull Creek Greenbelt Park - Upper: 0.6 mi
- Bull Creek District Park: 1.0 mi
- Steck Valley Greenbelt: 1.1 mi
- Westover Hills Club: 1.3 mi
- Murchison Pool: 1.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Austin: 0.7 mi
- Balcones Fault Aids Colonization of Texas: 0.9 mi
- Texas Newspapers, C.S.A.: 1.7 mi
- Old Quarry Site: 2.3 mi
- Davis Cemetery: 2.4 mi
- Blue Blood: 3.9 mi
- Thicket: 4.5 mi
- Lotus: 5.7 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 6.0 mi
- Clock Knot: 6.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 1.4 mi
- Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 2.6 mi
- Infant Jesus of Prague Garden: 2.6 mi
- Juan Navarro High School Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Cat Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Lucas: 2.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.2 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 3.3 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 4.0 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 4.1 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 5.1 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 2.7 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 3.9 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 4.0 mi
- Lake Austin: 5.0 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 0.7 mi
- Link Falls: 0.8 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Small Falls: 5.7 mi
- Seiders Spring: 4.7 mi
- Shady Spring: 5.1 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 6.5 mi
- Eliza Spring: 7.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 7.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 8.9 mi
- Bird Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 24.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 11.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 11.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 13.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 14.8 mi
- New Sweden: 15.5 mi
- McDuff: 20.9 mi
- Goforth: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 3 mi away.
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