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1970. Designated TSAL. 5/28/1981. The moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, are the only known surviving moonlight towers in the world. They are 165 feet (50 m) tall and have a 15-foot (4.6 m) foundation. A single tower casts light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500-foot-radius (460 m) circle brightly enough to read a watch.
Website. austintexas.gov. Austin (/ ˈɔːstɪn / ⓘ AW-stin) [ 7 ] is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, [ 8 ] it is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the 11th-most ...
Greater Austin is located in Central Texas along the Balcones Fault and Interstate 35, northeast of San Antonio. The bisecting Balcones Fault renders eastern portions relatively flat and western portions—located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country —mildly hilly.
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
The aggregated heights of Austin's high-rises is second in Texas, behind Houston, based on data from Texas Real Estate Source. [ 3 ][ 4 ] The current tallest completed building in Austin is The Independent, with a height of 694 ft (212 m), followed by The Austonian at 683 ft (208 m) and Fairmont Austin at 591 ft (180 m).
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.
West Campus as seen from the observation deck of UT Tower in 2015. West Campus (dubbed "Wampus" among students) is a neighborhood in central Austin, Texas west of Guadalupe Street (the Drag) and its namesake, the University of Texas at Austin. Due to its proximity to the university, West Campus is heavily populated by college students.
75002132 [ 1 ] Added to NRHP. December 30, 1975. Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. [ 2 ] Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east–west streets named after trees and north–south ...