Site of Old Opera House
Site of Old Opera House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Manuel Hardware Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023415, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Top Peak: 5.5 mi
- Carter Mountains: 6.7 mi
- Flat Top Peak: 6.8 mi
- Bachelor Peak: 6.9 mi
- Boys Peak: 7.3 mi
- Manuel Hardware Building: 0.0 mi
- Phillips and Trosper Buildings: 0.1 mi
- Central Christian Church of Lampasas: 0.1 mi
- Little Hotel: 0.1 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 0.1 mi
- Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.4 mi
- College Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Cooper Springs Nature Park: 0.4 mi
- W. M. Brook Park: 0.5 mi
- Gooch Spring: 1.4 mi
- Adams Spring: 5.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.8 mi
- Persimmon Spring: 14.5 mi
- Trough Spring: 15.3 mi
- Indian Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Pillar Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Chism Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Indian Point: 16.6 mi
- White Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.4 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 21.5 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.8 mi
- 1st cav War on Terror: 24.7 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 1.0 mi
- Nix: 11.5 mi
- Gorman Falls: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Site of Old Opera House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messanger Mountain | WNW 299° | 502 m | 13.5 mi |
| Knight Mountain | WNW 301° | 501 m | 11.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 220° | 490 m | 14.6 mi |
| Payne Mountain | NNW 337° | 490 m | 22.6 mi |
| Twin Sister Peaks | WNW 292° | 485 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 229° | 484 m | 13.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 198° | 484 m | 18.6 mi |
| Waters Mountain | W 281° | 480 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438068337
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