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Emma Long Metropolitan Park

Emma Long Metropolitan Park from directly overhead

Emma Long Metropolitan Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Hills Community Association Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
219 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.34356, -97.83761

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Hills Community Association Park: 1.4 mi
  • Woodlands Park: 1.8 mi
  • Plaza on the Lake Park: 2.3 mi
  • Boat Landing Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sun Tree Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 49
Museums: 39
Attractions: 21
  • Artificial Chimney: 2.5 mi
  • Lake Austin: 4.4 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 5.0 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 6.7 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Small Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.6 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 9.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 259°433 m15.1 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 236°429 m21.8 mi
Peach MountainSW 231°429 m24.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 221°423 m24.5 mi
Tater HillNW 320°422 m24.0 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 316°418 m21.3 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 219°416 m23.7 mi
Wallace MountainSW 233°406 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:36

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Cardinal109 obs
  • Green Anole109 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard96 obs
  • American beautyberry96 obs
  • White-tailed Deer91 obs
  • Common Spotted Whiptail86 obs
  • Twisted-leaf Yucca76 obs
  • cedar sage70 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/31112152

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