Hensley Field
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
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 4.7 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.4 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Texas Musicians Museum: 4.7 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 7.2 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 7.4 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 7.4 mi
- Tommy's Cow: 6.1 mi
- Seventh: 7.6 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 7.6 mi
- Forest of Light: 8.2 mi
- Dumna: 8.2 mi
- Jordan-Bowles House: 0.8 mi
- Jordan-Hight Family Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- Avion Village: 2.1 mi
- Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College): 2.7 mi
- Dr. H. V. Copeland Home: 2.7 mi
- Illuvia: 5.1 mi
- Batman: The Ride: 6.4 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 6.4 mi
- Boomtown Depot: 6.4 mi
- Cloud Bouncer: 6.4 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 7.6 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 8.1 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 9.3 mi
- 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
- La Reunion: 5.9 mi
- Sowers: 6.0 mi
- Lawson: 23.0 mi
- Camey Spur: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 8.2 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 9.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 16.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 17.9 mi
- McKamy Spring: 18.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 9.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | NW 313° | 218 m | 17.4 mi |
| Town Common | NW 319° | 217 m | 22.3 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SW 221° | 216 m | 22.0 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 244° | 209 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chalk Hill | E 91° | 202 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flower Mound | NNW 341° | 202 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | NW 322° | 180 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582254
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