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Henry Opera House

Henry Opera House from directly overhead

Henry Opera House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the southeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Residence at 928 11th St. Huntsville, Texas.

Wikidata Q107330292, matched on coordinates and name (265 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.72291, -95.55058

125 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Rather Park: 0.1 mi
  • Founders park: 0.1 mi
  • Town Creek Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eastham Thomason Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mance park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 9
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henry Opera House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peckerwood HillSE144 m1.0 mi
Smith HillWNW126 m0.9 mi
Blue Bonnet HillSW96 m13.6 mi
Shepard HillS95 m17.0 mi
Gospel HillENE92 m13.7 mi
Liberty HillE82 m19.2 mi
Rocky HillENE77 m19.3 mi
Camp HillENE61 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2119:5420:29
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1616:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495359667380828277685851
Precip in4.63.43.83.94.55.53.14.14.54.64.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454128143

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