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Georgetown Lake Recreational Area

Georgetown Lake Recreational Area from directly overhead

Georgetown Lake Recreational Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. WildCat Mountain stands 429 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Springs Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.68287, -97.77586

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Hollow Trailhead: 1.3 mi
  • Jim Hogg Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cedar Breaks Park: 2.3 mi
  • Vista Oaks Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 45
  • Tucker Knob: 6.8 mi
  • Signal Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Barnett Knob: 7.7 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 35
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 21
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Sun City Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 7.5 mi
Museums: 8
  • The Williamson Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 9.5 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Bohls House: 19.4 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Inner Space Cavern: 7.3 mi
  • Texas paintball: 14.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 19.7 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 20.3 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Brushy Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Apple Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hidden Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Link Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Small Falls: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Georgetown Lake Recreational Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
WildCat MountainW 259°429 m22.6 mi
North PeakW 261°425 m22.9 mi
Tater HillWSW 255°422 m19.9 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWSW 246°418 m20.3 mi
NegroheadWSW 242°405 m18.8 mi
Buzzard RoostW 265°391 m19.4 mi
Bald MountainWSW 242°383 m20.4 mi
Travis PeakSW 236°382 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:38
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1175633355

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