- Elevation, modelled
- 140 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 22.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2524, -97.7187
Metz Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 140 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Manuel and Robert Donley Pocket Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metz Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 279° | 433 m | 22.2 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 258° | 406 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 280° | 364 m | 16.5 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 289° | 360 m | 16.2 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 253° | 353 m | 14.7 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 324° | 346 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 331° | 343 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jollyville Plateau | NW 322° | 340 m | 12.4 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 22.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
- Sinkholes · 30 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
Artworks
- Ghost Harps: 0.2 mi
- Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 0.4 mi
- Cenotaphs: 0.5 mi
- Tenderly: 0.7 mi
- Don Vito Alessio Robles: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Zavala Elementary School: 0.4 mi
- Fiesta Gardens: 0.4 mi
- The Sing Family in Austin: 0.6 mi
- Parque Zaragoza: 0.8 mi
- Tillotson College: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.1 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 51
- Pollinator Garden: 0.5 mi
- Festival Beach Food Forest: 1.0 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 1.2 mi
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 1.3 mi
- Explorers Garden: 1.5 mi
Museums: 40
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 1.3 mi
- French Legation Museum: 1.3 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 1.3 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 36
- Hergotz Hill: 4.0 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 5.7 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 6.0 mi
- Mount Lucas: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.7 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.7 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.1 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Lower McKinney Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 4.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Eliza Spring: 3.2 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.7 mi
- Seiders Spring: 4.1 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.2 mi
- Queen's Bath: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- McDuff: 15.4 mi
- New Sweden: 16.3 mi
- Goforth: 16.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.3 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bird Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Stone picnic table: 4.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.6 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.3 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 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 2 mi away.
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