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Site of Merchants Opera House

Site of Merchants Opera House from directly overhead

Site of Merchants Opera House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Tehuacana Hills stands 195 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.09339, -96.46335

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Downtown Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
  • Allyn Park: 0.1 mi
  • Petroleum Industry Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jester Park: 0.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Black Hills: 5.6 mi
  • Bald Hill: 22.6 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Meadow View Nature Area: 18.3 mi
  • Kachina Prairie Park: 20.0 mi
  • Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tehuacana HillsSSW 192°195 m24.8 mi
Bald HillSSW 192°186 m22.6 mi
Black HillsWNW 286°139 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:38
June solstice06:2120:0020:36
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2316:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647380848578675648
Precip in3.13.34.04.04.33.82.12.53.35.03.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corsicana, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453459471

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