- Elevation, modelled
- 132 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chalk Knob364 m · 20.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail9.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2271, -97.6501
Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 132 m. Chalk Knob stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hergotz Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Knob | WNW 282° | 364 m | 20.9 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 290° | 360 m | 20.6 mi |
| Signal Hill | W 262° | 353 m | 18.4 mi |
| Jollyville Plateau | NW 315° | 340 m | 16.4 mi |
| Maul Hill | WNW 292° | 330 m | 20.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NW 312° | 325 m | 18.0 mi |
| Friday Mountain | WSW 254° | 325 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dittmar Hill | WNW 282° | 324 m | 16.3 mi |
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 18.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 18.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Del Valle Army Air Base (Bergstrom Air Force Base): 1.3 mi
- John Williams and Howell Haggett: 2.6 mi
- Josephus Hornsby: 2.6 mi
- Site of the Home of Reuben Hornsby: 2.7 mi
- Dolores Church Grotto: 2.9 mi
- Fork in the Road: 2.0 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 2.6 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 3.2 mi
- Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 4.1 mi
- Ghost Harps: 4.5 mi
- Bolm District Park: 2.4 mi
- Colorado River Greenbelt: 2.4 mi
- Civitan Neighborhood Park: 2.5 mi
- Lawrence Street Pocket Park: 2.9 mi
- Montopolis Neighborhood Park: 3.0 mi
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 3.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.5 mi
- SFC Teaching Garden: 5.0 mi
- Monoculture: 5.4 mi
- Festival Beach Food Forest: 5.4 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 5.3 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 5.6 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 5.6 mi
- French Legation Museum: 5.6 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 0.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 9.8 mi
- Mount Barker: 10.0 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 6.1 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 6.2 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 6.2 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 7.6 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 10.6 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 11.3 mi
- McDuff: 11.2 mi
- New Sweden: 15.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 15.5 mi
- Goforth: 16.6 mi
- Phelan: 19.9 mi
- Eliza Spring: 7.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 8.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 8.1 mi
- Shady Spring: 12.0 mi
- Queen's Bath: 20.1 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Seismic Wall: 9.0 mi
- Fern Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Red Bluffs: 24.6 mi
- Stone picnic table: 4.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 8.9 mi
- The Learning Tree: 12.3 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| 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: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 4 mi away.
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