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Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve and Watershed Management Area

Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve and Watershed Management Area from directly overhead

Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve and Watershed Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates30.20633, -97.86762

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Parks
  • Park Place Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sendera Mesa Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Legend Oaks Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wildflower Park: 1.1 mi
  • Vintage Place Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 53
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Forest Trail Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Peace Garden: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 48
Museums: 45
Attractions: 24
  • Frate Barker Path: 4.0 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 5.3 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 7.0 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 7.2 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 7.3 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Seismic Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 12.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 23.4 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 0.9 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve and Watershed Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWSW 250°463 m21.9 mi
Jack MountainWSW 248°451 m19.5 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 256°449 m19.7 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 297°433 m14.6 mi
Gainor MountainW 261°429 m16.5 mi
Peach MountainWSW 251°429 m17.9 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 238°423 m16.9 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 236°416 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581838477695851
Precip in2.62.12.92.64.33.72.12.13.64.02.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 7 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/397199349

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