James A. Garrison District Park
James A. Garrison District Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is MS Nolen Texas Historical Plaque, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 27.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
- Sinkholes · 25 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- MS Nolen Texas Historical Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Kincheonville: 1.8 mi
- Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz: 2.1 mi
- Onion Creek Lodge 220, AF & AM: 2.1 mi
- Broken Spoke: 2.2 mi
- Cunningham School Park: 0.4 mi
- Odom School Park: 0.8 mi
- Tahoe Trail Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
- Valley Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Armadillo Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
- South Hills Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Uplands: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Valley Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Stephenson Nature Preserve And Outdoor Education Center: 1.6 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 1.9 mi
- Cathedral of Junk: 1.7 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 2.9 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 3.5 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 3.6 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 4.1 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.9 mi
- Herbal Garden: 4.3 mi
- TexPop ATX: 3.4 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 4.1 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 4.4 mi
- Eanes History Center: 4.8 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 5.0 mi
- Davis Hill: 2.6 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 6.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 6.8 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 7.7 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 4.0 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 4.3 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 4.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.6 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Eliza Spring: 4.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 4.7 mi
- Seiders Spring: 7.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 14.4 mi
- Kirby Spring: 15.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 2.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.7 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 4.9 mi
- Goforth: 13.1 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.2 mi
- Polonia: 19.5 mi
- McDuff: 20.1 mi
- New Sweden: 21.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 0.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 3.4 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Fern Bluff: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James A. Garrison District Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | WSW 251° | 451 m | 23.4 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | WSW 257° | 449 m | 23.7 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WNW 290° | 433 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | W 262° | 429 m | 20.6 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 254° | 429 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 243° | 423 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 242° | 416 m | 19.6 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 265° | 406 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 4 mi away.
- Texas Spiny Lizard248 obs
- Green Anole204 obs
- Northern Cardinal179 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad174 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel169 obs
- tree privet162 obs
- Heavenly bamboo156 obs
- Western Honey Bee145 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/217650029
Day trips start here
- Austin · 5 mi
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