The First Building of Texas Woman's University
The First Building of Texas Woman's University is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Woman Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
education organization in Denton, Texas, United States
Dates from 1901.
Wikidata Q3468361, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Woman Monument: 0.1 mi
- University Gardens Texas Woman's University: 0.3 mi
- O'Neil Ford: 0.4 mi
- Quakertown: 0.5 mi
- Beulah A. Harriss: 0.5 mi
- Quakertown Park: 0.4 mi
- Historical Denton Square: 0.7 mi
- Wolff’s Park: 0.7 mi
- Denton County Historical Park: 0.9 mi
- Sequoia Park: 0.9 mi
- November Devil: 0.7 mi
- Carrizo: 1.3 mi
- Shadow Garden: 1.3 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 1.4 mi
- In High Places: 1.5 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 0.9 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 1.5 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 1.6 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 0.2 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 0.7 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 0.9 mi
- African American Museum: 0.9 mi
- Explorium: 3.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.5 mi
- Long Point: 7.7 mi
- Crawford Hill: 7.8 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 0.9 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 8.9 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 18.4 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 18.5 mi
- Crayola Experience: 21.7 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 15.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 15.9 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- The Corral: 24.0 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.9 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 11.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 13.7 mi
- Elizabethtown: 16.4 mi
- Camey Spur: 18.5 mi
- Shayhan Point: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The First Building of Texas Woman's University. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SW 214° | 264 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Olive | N 10° | 255 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 219° | 253 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 308° | 244 m | 5.3 mi |
| Long Point | SW 219° | 234 m | 7.7 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | N 360° | 232 m | 22.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 213° | 231 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | S 188° | 218 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8984536201
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