Captain William Plunkett Harris
Captain William Plunkett Harris is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Prehistoric Indian Campsite: 0.6 mi
- Houston Yacht Club: 1.6 mi
- Isaiah P. Walker House: 1.8 mi
- Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation: 2.6 mi
- Sylvan Beach Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Pine Gully Park: 0.7 mi
- Robinson Park: 1.3 mi
- Baybrook Park: 1.7 mi
- Seabrook Wildlife Refuge & Park: 1.7 mi
- Circle Park: 2.1 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 6.9 mi
- Bolivar Point: 21.0 mi
- Healing Nature: 22.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 22.7 mi
- Round About: 22.7 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 5.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 11.5 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 7.3 mi
- NASA 900: 7.3 mi
- NASA 968: 7.3 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 7.4 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 7.4 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 5.4 mi
- Space Center Houston: 7.4 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 10.9 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 11.3 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge: 19.2 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 19.8 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 20.5 mi
- Bolivar Beach: 21.5 mi
- Crystal Beach: 23.7 mi
- East Beach: 23.7 mi
- East Beach: 24.0 mi
- Stewart Beach: 24.1 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 24.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 24.8 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 24.8 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 24.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Needle Point: 15.3 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 5.5 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 8.2 mi
- Barbers Hill: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain William Plunkett Harris. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NNE 17° | 25 m | 18.2 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | NNW 347° | 3 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NE 38° | 0 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403653008
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