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Hensley Field

Hensley Field from directly overhead

Hensley Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Live Oak Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.74605, -96.95795

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Live Oak Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bowles Park: 0.8 mi
  • Charley Taylor Park: 2.3 mi
  • Turner Park: 2.3 mi
  • Intramural Fields: 2.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 7
  • Chalk Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Murray Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 17.4 mi
  • Flower Mound: 19.6 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Outpost: 8.2 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 9.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 8.7 mi
  • Red Bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 16.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 17.9 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellNW 313°218 m17.4 mi
Town CommonNW 319°216.71 m22.3 mi
Poverty KnobSW 221°216 m22.0 mi
Murray HillWSW 244°209 m15.9 mi
Chalk HillE 91°202 m3.9 mi
Flower MoundNNW 341°202 m19.6 mi
Mayor's HillNW 322°180 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0320:40
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647281858477665547
Precip in2.73.23.53.34.73.82.52.43.44.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582254

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