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Community Profile
LOCATION
Dripping Springs is located approximately 26 miles west of
downtown Austin at the intersection of Highway 290 and Ranch Road 12.
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AVERAGE
TRAVEL TIME FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS
| City |
Travel Time |
| Austin (Capitol) |
35 minutes |
| Austin
Bergstrom Int’l Airport |
40 minutes |
| Wimberley |
20 minutes |
| San Marcos |
40 minutes |
| New
Braunfels |
50 minutes |
| San
Antonio (Alamo) |
70 minutes |
DISTANCE
TO MAJOR CITIES
| Austin (downtown) |
26 miles |
| San Antonio |
63 miles |
| Houston |
188 miles |
| Dallas |
218 miles |
CLIMATE
| Annual
Average Temperature |
65.8°
F |
|
Average High Temperatures: |
January 59.4 ° F, July 95.3° F |
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Average Low Temperatures: |
January 33.8° F, July 70.4° F |
| Annual
Average Precipitation: |
36.4” |
| High
Monthly Precipitation: |
September
4.25 |
| Low
Monthly Precipitation |
January
1.72” |
| Sunshine:
|
60% of all
total possible days |
RECREATION/SPORTS
|
City Parks: |
Founder’s
Park: Playscape, Soccer Fields, Pool, Historical Landmark |
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Sports Recreation Park:
Playscape, Soccer and Baseball fields. |
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Organizations: |
Dripping Springs
Youth Sports Association.
www.dsysa.org |
ANNUAL EVENTS
- Founder’s Day
Festival sponsored by the City of Dripping Springs April 16-18, 2004
- July 4th Fireworks
and Celebration sponsored by the DS Chamber of Commerce
- The Gathering and
Fall Fest September, 2004
- Shrimp Boil by the
DS Chamber of Commerce September, 2004
- Hill Country
Lighting Trail Between Thanksgiving and New Years
- Santa and Snow are
Coming to Town December, 2004
- Dripping Springs
Community Library Christmas Home Tour December, 2004
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