Pilot Knob, Austin

Name: Pilot Knob
Address: Austin, United States

#168 among attractions in Austin

Volcano, Nature

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Pilot Knob is the eroded core of an extinct volcano located 8 miles south of central Austin, Texas, near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and McKinney Falls State Park. ()

Coordinates: 30°9'44"N, 97°42'22"W

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Southeast AustinAustin United States

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Pilot Knob – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Circuit of the Americas, McKinney Homestead, San Jose Cemetery, Riverside Golf Course.

4.5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack
Circuit of the Americas, Austin
115 min walk • Circuit of the Americas is a Grade 1 FIA-specification 5.514-kilometre motor racing track and facilities located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas in the United States.
2 miNW
Park, Natural attraction, Waterfall
McKinney Homestead, Austin
52 min walk • The McKinney Homestead is a former limestone home built between 1850 and 1852 by Thomas F. McKinney, owner of the surrounding land. The two-story homestead was continuously occupied until it burned in the 1940s. Archaeological investigations in 1974 determined the house was built with limestone quarried from Onion Creek.
5.2 miN
Cemetery
San Jose Cemetery, Austin
133 min walk • San Jose Cemetery, also referred to as Cemeterio San José and Montopolis Cemetery, is a historic Mexican and Mexican American cemetery in the Montopolis neighborhood of Southeast Austin, Texas.
5.1 miN
30°14'8"N • 97°42'15"W
Riverside Golf Course, Austin
129 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
7.5 miNW
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Airmen's Cave, Austin
191 min walk • Airman's Cave is a cave located adjacent to Barton Creek in Travis County in south Austin, Texas. It is 3,444 metres long, and is characterized by long crawls and tight passages.
5.5 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Main Building, Austin
140 min walk • Main Building is the central administration building of St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and formerly also of St. Edward's High School.
4.1 miNW
Ruins
Judge Sebron G. Sneed House, Austin
104 min walk • The Judge Sebron G. Sneed House is a historic former limestone plantation house in Austin, Texas, commissioned by Judge Sebron Graham Sneed. It was likely designed by architect and general contractor, Abner Hugh Cook, co-owner of the sawmill where Sneed had purchased lumber for the construction of the house.
1.6 miNW
Area
McKinney Falls State Park, Austin
41 min walk • McKinney Falls State Park is a state park in Austin, Texas, United States at the confluence of Onion Creek and Williamson Creek. It is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park opened on April 15, 1976 and is named after Thomas F.
1.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Smith Rock Shelter, Austin
48 min walk • The Smith Rock Shelter is a natural limestone overhang in McKinney Falls State Park near Austin, Texas. The shelter is believed to have been used by Native Americans from 500 BCE until the 18th century.
5.9 miNW
Spanish colonial revival architecture
Louis and Mathilde Reuter House, Austin
152 min walk • The Louis and Mathilde Reuter House is a private limestone home in central Austin, Texas, United States, in the historic Travis Heights neighborhood.
5.4 miNW
30°13'46"N • 97°45'11"W
The Mary Moody Northen Theatre, Austin
139 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater