Moonshine Hill
Moonshine Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Crater Hill stands 48 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambrecht's Artesian Well, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lambrecht's Artesian Well: 1.4 mi
- Humble Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Humble: 1.5 mi
- Humble Independent School District: 1.6 mi
- Humble Lodge No. 979, A.F. & A.M.: 1.8 mi
- Cooper Park: 2.0 mi
- Schott Park: 2.0 mi
- Atascocita Forest Park: 2.1 mi
- San Jacinto Park: 2.2 mi
- River Grove Park: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 3.0 mi
- Light Spikes: 5.7 mi
- Time Line: 6.0 mi
- Galaxy Way: 6.0 mi
- Passages 1, 2, 3, 4: 6.0 mi
- Learning Garden: 4.2 mi
- Blackberry: 4.6 mi
- Blackberry: 4.6 mi
- Herman Brown Park Community Garden and Fruit Orchard: 15.1 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 16.3 mi
- Humble Museum: 1.6 mi
- National Museum of Funeral History: 11.8 mi
- Spring Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 14.7 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 15.1 mi
- Extreme Slides: 13.7 mi
- Raft Rides: 13.7 mi
- Zip Lines: 13.8 mi
- Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 13.8 mi
- Axe Throwing/Archery: 13.9 mi
- Farnsworth Park: 7.8 mi
- Lake Houston Wilderness Park: 8.7 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Woodson's Gully Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 13.1 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 18.6 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 18.6 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 18.7 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 20.0 mi
- Crater Hill: 20.8 mi
- Barbers Hill: 22.5 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 23.6 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 17.3 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 17.5 mi
- Needle Point: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moonshine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Hill | NNW 339° | 48 m | 20.8 mi |
| Barbers Hill | ESE 117° | 25 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | SSE 147° | 3 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403652821
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