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Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary

Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Chalk Knob stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Southeast Metropolitan Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.20071, -97.61566
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Southeast Metropolitan Park: 0.7 mi
  • Barkley Meadows Park: 1.1 mi
  • Oak Ranch Park: 2.0 mi
  • Los Cielos Park: 2.3 mi
  • Austin's Colony Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Fork in the Road: 0.9 mi
  • The Giant Rooster: 5.2 mi
  • Reach for Your Dreams: 5.9 mi
  • Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 6.7 mi
  • Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 52
Nature reserves: 49
Museums: 42
Peaks: 31
Attractions: 17
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 8.3 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 8.8 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 8.8 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 11.4 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 22.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 6.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 10.9 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk KnobWNW 286°364 m23.3 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 292°360 m23.2 mi
Signal HillW 268°353 m20.2 mi
Jollyville PlateauNW 314°340 m19.2 mi
Maul HillWNW 294°330 m23.1 mi
Comanche PeakNW 312°325 m20.8 mi
Friday MountainW 261°325 m20.8 mi
Dittmar HillWNW 287°324 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2316:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687682858579705952
Precip in2.81.92.92.45.03.42.22.53.04.22.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1017645361

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