Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute
Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the southeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute (1883 – 1890) was a private co-educational collegiate institute for African American students (or HBCU) in Huntsville, Texas, founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It has a historical marker erected in 2018 by the Texas Historical Commission (no. 20117).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1883-09-17.
Wikidata Q135798546, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
125 named places within 25 miles
- Rogersville: 0.2 mi
- First Missionary Baptist Church: 0.2 mi
- Wynne House: 0.4 mi
- Huntsville Item: 0.4 mi
- Pritchett House: 0.5 mi
- Eastham Thomason Park: 0.3 mi
- Eastham Thomason North Park: 0.3 mi
- Eastham Thomason Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Bush Miller Park: 0.4 mi
- Town Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Smith Hill: 0.2 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 13.4 mi
- Gospel Hill: 14.1 mi
- Shepard Hill: 17.4 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 1.0 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 1.5 mi
- Texas Prison Museum: 1.5 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Sulphur Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Goshen: 12.0 mi
- Esperanza: 17.1 mi
- Prairie Point: 24.7 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 0.8 mi
- The Raven: 1.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | SE 131° | 144 m | 1.7 mi |
| Smith Hill | NW 317° | 126 m | 0.2 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | SW 225° | 96 m | 13.4 mi |
| Shepard Hill | S 171° | 95 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gospel Hill | ENE 60° | 92 m | 14.1 mi |
| Liberty Hill | E 84° | 82 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ENE 62° | 77 m | 19.6 mi |
| Camp Hill | ENE 64° | 61 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454128163
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