Disch Field, Austin

#260 among attractions in Austin

Sport, Sport venue

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Facts and practical information

Disch Field was a baseball field located in Austin, Texas that opened in 1947 and hosted many minor league teams and playoff series. The diamond is at the present time part of the park behind The Long Center for the Performing Arts and the Palmer Events Complex between W. Riverside Drive and Barton Springs Road in South Austin, along the Colorado River. The park includes an open area called Willie Wells Field, named for the Austin-born Negro league baseball legend. ()

Coordinates: 30°15'41"N, 97°45'17"W

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South Austin (Bouldin Creek)Austin United States

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Disch Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mexic-Arte Museum, Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek.

0.8 miNE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin
21 min walk • Mexic-Arte Museum is a fine arts museum in Austin, Texas. The Mission of the organization is to enrich and educate the community through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latino art and culture.
0.5 miE
Bridge, Nature and wildlife, Park
Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, Austin
14 min walk • The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge crosses over Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. Before construction of the Longhorn Dam was completed in 1960, the bridge crossed the Colorado River from which Lady Bird Lake is impounded.
0.7 miW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, Austin
18 min walk • The Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, stylized as the UMLAUF, is a museum and outdoor sculpture garden centered on the artistic works of American sculptor Charles Umlauf. Located at 605 Azie Morton Road in the Zilker neighborhood of Austin, Texas, the garden is adjacent to Austin's Zilker Park.
0.6 miN
Bridge
West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek, Austin
17 min walk • The West Fifth Street Bridge is a historic cantilever concrete girder bridge in downtown Austin, Texas. Built in 1931, the bridge carries Fifth Street across Shoal Creek to link central Austin with neighborhoods that were then the city's western suburbs.
~250 ftNE
Park, Outdoor activities
Auditorium Shores, Austin
2 min walk • Auditorium Shores is an urban park located in downtown Austin, Texas, within the larger Town Lake Park. Its name refers to its location between the former Palmer Auditorium and the shores of Lady Bird Lake.
0.6 miNE
Park
Republic Square, Austin
16 min walk • Republic Square is an urban park in central Austin, Texas. Located in Downtown Austin, the park features a grassy area meant for festivals and events as well as shaded areas under live oak trees.
0.5 miNE
City hall
Austin City Hall, Austin
13 min walk • Austin City Hall is the seat of Austin municipal government, located at 301 W 2nd St in downtown Austin, Texas. The current building was completed in 2004. It is the meeting place for the Austin City Council.
0.8 miW
30°15'51"N • 97°46'3"W
Zilker Park, Austin
21 min walk • Park, Playground
~1180 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Long Center, Austin
6 min walk • The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue located along Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas. The Long Center is the permanent home of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Lyric Opera and Ballet Austin and hosts other Austin-area performing arts organizations.
~1620 ftNW
Bridge
Lamar Boulevard Bridge, Austin
8 min walk • The Lamar Boulevard Bridge is a historic arch bridge carrying Texas State Highway Loop 343 over Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas, United States.
0.8 miNE
Shopping, Department store
Scarbrough Building, Austin
21 min walk • The Scarbrough Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Austin, Texas. Located on the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, the Chicago-style building was originally home to the flagship E.M. Scarbrough & Sons department store. The building was the first steel-framed high-rise in Austin.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Disch Field?

Nearby attractions include Auditorium Shores, Austin (2 min walk), Long Center, Austin (6 min walk), Rollins Theater at the Long Center, Austin (7 min walk), Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Austin (7 min walk).

How to get to Disch Field by public transport?

The nearest stations to Disch Field:

Train

Austin (15 min walk)
Zilker Zephyr (25 min walk)

Bus

5th/Rio Grande • Lines: 663 (16 min walk)
6th/Oakland • Lines: 663 (25 min walk)