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The Woodhouse Home

The Woodhouse Home from directly overhead

The Woodhouse Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Salem American Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

Residence at 403 E. Stayton Ave. Victoria, Texas.

Wikidata Q107329715, matched on coordinates and name (104 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.80295, -97.00017

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Deleon Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Brownson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hopkins Park: 1.0 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.7 mi
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Goldmans Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Indian Mound: 6.2 mi
  • Old Red Bluff: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goldmans HillWSW29 m3.4 mi
Indian MoundS15 m6.2 mi
Old Red BluffE5 m25.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3119:5520:30
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1817:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864697682848580726356
Precip in3.02.22.33.45.13.53.73.23.83.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Fire Dept #5, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454129221

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