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First Airplane Flight Over Texas

First Airplane Flight Over Texas from directly overhead

First Airplane Flight Over Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is South Houston City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.66423, -95.23262

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
  • Healing Nature: 7.4 mi
  • Healing Nature: 7.4 mi
  • Round About: 7.4 mi
  • Doble Physichromic Modular: 7.5 mi
  • Untitled: 7.5 mi
Museums: 49
Attractions: 26
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 11
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 9.8 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 9.8 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 9.8 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 13.4 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 18.1 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Airplane Flight Over Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillENE 57°25 m23.8 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaENE 75°3 m13.4 mi
Mesquite KnollE 91°0 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2219:5020:25
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1316:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965717883858581736357
Precip in4.12.93.34.15.46.14.65.45.85.83.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston William P Hobby AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587979

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