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Dottie Jordan Park

Dottie Jordan Park from directly overhead

Dottie Jordan Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 153 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews School Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 9.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
153 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.31425, -97.67448

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Andrews School Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pecan Springs School Park: 0.8 mi
  • Earl J Pomerleau Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
  • Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt: 1.0 mi
  • Davis White Northeast Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 52
Peaks: 36
Attractions: 18
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 4.3 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 4.7 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 4.8 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 5.2 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Link Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 9.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 10.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 5.0 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 8.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dottie Jordan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 268°433 m24.6 mi
Chalk KnobW 265°364 m19.0 mi
Flint Rock HillW 273°360 m18.0 mi
Signal HillWSW 243°353 m18.8 mi
Polecat KnobNW 313°346 m23.4 mi
Hamilton HillNW 320°345 m23.4 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW 320°343 m21.7 mi
Jollyville PlateauWNW 298°340 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 5 mi away.

  • Glassy-winged Sharpshooter254 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle222 obs
  • Monarch214 obs
  • Gazelle Scarab189 obs
  • Ailanthus Webworm Moth180 obs
  • Zizotes milkweed169 obs
  • Wedgling Moth164 obs
  • Ashy Gray Lady Beetle151 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1220378477

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