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Moore Log House

Moore Log House from directly overhead

Moore Log House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Audubon Society Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Houston, Harris County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024707, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.77150, -95.56983

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
  • Bendwood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Harris County Pocket Park: 1.0 mi
  • Village Place Community: 1.2 mi
  • Nottingham West: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • 1967 Opening Dedication: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial for John "Wade" Williams & Supercat Awards: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial for Mark Heard, Marlin Geiger, and Michael Thompson: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial for Andrew Pasek: 1.0 mi
  • Commemorative Plaque to Anne Wilford: 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Human Ingenuity: 1.0 mi
  • WAIS: 1.0 mi
  • Stone Lantern: 1.0 mi
  • Hoptei: 1.0 mi
  • Sitting Buddha: 1.0 mi
Gardens
  • Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Wilchester Legacy Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Yellow Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Commuinty Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Freed Park Urban Garden: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Texas knife makers supply: 1.9 mi
  • Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 4.0 mi
  • Jumping World: 6.6 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 8.3 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Shelter A: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Peaks: 6
  • Oak Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 20.7 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 22.1 mi
  • Pool Hill: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 11.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hockley MoundNW 308°74 m24.1 mi
Wolf HillWNW 300°52 m17.5 mi
Pool HillWSW 255°40 m23.3 mi
Huntington MoundWSW 242°35 m20.7 mi
Oak HillSW 236°29 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2319:5220:27
September equinox07:1118:4919:20
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581736355
Precip in3.93.03.63.64.35.73.85.05.35.24.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587932

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