- Elevation
- 208 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 20.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3341, -97.7515
Northwest Recreation Center is a park in Texas, at a recorded 208 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 208 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northwest Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 264° | 433 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 243° | 406 m | 21.7 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 310° | 405 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 307° | 383 m | 24.3 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 310° | 382 m | 21.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 322° | 366 m | 21.7 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NW 322° | 366 m | 22.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | WSW 258° | 364 m | 14.6 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Austin Memorial Park Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- Davis Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Moore-Hancock Farmstead: 1.1 mi
- Old Quarry Site: 1.3 mi
- Rainey House: 1.4 mi
- Perry Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Allen Memorial County Park: 0.7 mi
- Ridge Oak Triangle: 0.9 mi
- Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park: 1.1 mi
- Ridge Oak Reservoir Park: 1.1 mi
- Blue Blood: 1.9 mi
- Thicket: 2.2 mi
- Clock Knot: 3.2 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 3.2 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 3.3 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Bull Creek Management Unit: 3.9 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Prayer Garden: 1.4 mi
- Infant Jesus of Prague Garden: 1.7 mi
- Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 1.7 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 1.9 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 2.0 mi
- Mount Lucas: 1.3 mi
- Mount Barker: 1.4 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 1.6 mi
- Cat Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.0 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 1.5 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 2.4 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 2.4 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 1.6 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 2.9 mi
- Lake Austin: 3.1 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.9 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 4.6 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.4 mi
- Link Falls: 3.5 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.5 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 4.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 4.9 mi
- Shady Spring: 5.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 10.6 mi
- New Sweden: 15.1 mi
- Palm Valley: 16.4 mi
- McDuff: 18.8 mi
- Goforth: 21.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 24.2 mi
- Seismic Wall: 6.8 mi
- Bird Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 8.9 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 10.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 10.3 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 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 1 mi away.
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