- Elevation
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 19.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3355, -97.7710
Bright Leaf Natural Area is a park in Texas, at a recorded 180 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Ledge Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 180 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bright Leaf Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 263° | 433 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 243° | 429 m | 24.9 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | NW 310° | 418 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 241° | 406 m | 20.7 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 312° | 405 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 308° | 383 m | 23.3 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 312° | 382 m | 20.6 mi |
| Chalk Knob | NW 314° | 367 m | 24.9 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Stone Ledge Park: 0.3 mi
- Ridge Oak Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Ridge Oak Reservoir Park: 0.4 mi
- Perry Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Covert Park at Mount Bonnell: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Mount Bonnell: 1.0 mi
- Rainey House: 1.0 mi
- Austin Memorial Park Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Adjutants General: 1.6 mi
- Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Blue Blood: 1.4 mi
- Thicket: 3.4 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 3.7 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 3.7 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Bull Creek Management Unit: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 54
- Prayer Garden: 1.6 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 2.6 mi
- Infant Jesus of Prague Garden: 2.6 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 45
- Mount Lucas: 0.4 mi
- Mount Barker: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 1.0 mi
- Cat Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mount Larson: 2.2 mi
Museums: 41
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 1.6 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 3.3 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 3.3 mi
- Charles Moore House: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 19
- Armor and Artillery Row: 1.6 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.6 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 3.6 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 3.6 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Link Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.1 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.7 mi
Springs: 8
- Seiders Spring: 2.5 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 4.1 mi
- Eliza Spring: 4.9 mi
- Shady Spring: 6.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- New Sweden: 16.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 16.9 mi
- McDuff: 19.9 mi
- Goforth: 21.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Seismic Wall: 6.5 mi
- Bird Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Covered Picnic Tables: 8.7 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.7 mi
- Stone picnic table: 10.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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