- Elevation
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail5.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2826, -97.7203
Alamo Pocket Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded 181 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamo Community Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.5 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 181 m
- Operated by
- Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alamo Pocket Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 273° | 433 m | 21.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 253° | 406 m | 22.1 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 272° | 364 m | 16.2 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 282° | 360 m | 15.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 246° | 353 m | 15.4 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 322° | 346 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 328° | 345 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 329° | 343 m | 21.9 mi |
- 5.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- You are my butter half mural: 0.2 mi
- Amphora: 0.7 mi
- Figure on a Trunk: 0.7 mi
- History of Black Bronze I: 0.7 mi
- Prometheus and Vulture: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Grackle Green: 0.2 mi
- Chestnut Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- Cherrywood Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Dell Technologies Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Alexander Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- University Interscholastic League: 0.2 mi
- The Gant Family: 0.3 mi
- Maud Anna Berry Smith Fuller: 0.5 mi
- Col. Lewis Miles Hobbs Washington: 0.5 mi
- Peter Henry Oberwetter: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.7 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 54
- Alamo Community Garden: 0.0 mi
- Este Garden: 0.1 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.4 mi
- SFC Teaching Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 37
- Mount Bonnell: 4.1 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.3 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.7 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.9 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.2 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.2 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Twin Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.8 mi
Springs: 8
- Seiders Spring: 2.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.2 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- New Sweden: 15.1 mi
- McDuff: 15.9 mi
- Goforth: 18.5 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bird Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Stone picnic table: 6.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.3 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| 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: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 4 mi away.
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