Scripture-Deavenport House
Scripture-Deavenport House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Pat Dick Hill stands 291 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin-Russell House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Denton, Denton County, Texas
Wikidata Q110023392, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin-Russell House: 0.0 mi
- Christal House: 0.1 mi
- Lipscomb-Doggett House: 0.1 mi
- Mounts House: 0.1 mi
- James Newton and Eva Tabor Rayzor House: 0.1 mi
- Denton County Historical Park: 0.3 mi
- Historical Denton Square: 0.5 mi
- Wolff’s Park: 0.6 mi
- Quakertown Park: 0.7 mi
- Clark Park: 0.8 mi
- Carrizo: 0.3 mi
- Shadow Garden: 0.3 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 0.4 mi
- In High Places: 0.5 mi
- November Devil: 0.5 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 0.6 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 0.6 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 0.6 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 0.3 mi
- African American Museum: 0.3 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 0.5 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 1.1 mi
- Explorium: 3.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.6 mi
- Long Point: 6.7 mi
- Crawford Hill: 6.9 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 1.3 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 7.9 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 18.0 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 18.1 mi
- Crayola Experience: 21.9 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 15.2 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 15.3 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 24.9 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 11.8 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 14.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- The Corral: 24.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 15.5 mi
- Camey Spur: 18.8 mi
- Shayhan Point: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scripture-Deavenport House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dick Hill | W 260° | 291 m | 24.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 213° | 264 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Olive | NNE 12° | 255 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 217° | 253 m | 5.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 319° | 244 m | 5.2 mi |
| Long Point | SW 217° | 234 m | 6.7 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | N 2° | 232 m | 23.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 211° | 231 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:48 | 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 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8984580774
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