Walter-Jenschke Sunday House
Walter-Jenschke Sunday House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayshore Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025363, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bayshore Park: 1.5 mi
- Galveston County Water Reservoir Park: 4.3 mi
- Ray Holbrook Park: 5.9 mi
- Lulac Park: 6.0 mi
- Hidden Lakes Park & Pool: 6.0 mi
- San Leon: 1.7 mi
- Site of Clifton-by-the-Sea: 2.9 mi
- Kemah: 5.6 mi
- Texas City Memorial Cemetery: 6.2 mi
- Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation: 7.1 mi
- NASA 900: 10.4 mi
- NASA 968: 10.4 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 10.5 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 10.6 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 10.6 mi
- Texas City Museum: 7.8 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 9.6 mi
- Space Center Houston: 10.6 mi
- Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum: 15.5 mi
- Texas Seaport Museum: 15.5 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 10.6 mi
- Carol's Garden: 15.5 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 15.9 mi
- Gleaves T. James Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Harris Garden: 16.1 mi
- Bolivar Beach: 15.2 mi
- East Beach: 16.4 mi
- Stewart Beach: 16.5 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 16.6 mi
- Porretto Beach: 16.6 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 13.3 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 15.2 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 16.2 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 11.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 15.8 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 20.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 23.0 mi
- Barbers Hill: 24.4 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 11.6 mi
- Bolivar Point: 13.8 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 16.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Needle Point: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walter-Jenschke Sunday House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | N 5° | 25 m | 24.4 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | NNW 341° | 3 m | 15.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSW 208° | 2 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | N 0° | 0 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403618103
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