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Woodland, Home of Sam Houston

Woodland, Home of Sam Houston from directly overhead

Woodland, Home of Sam Houston is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the east-southeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Building in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.

Dates from 1847.

Wikidata Q8032806, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.71513, -95.55289

124 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 58
Parks: 44
  • Sam Houston Home (Duck Pond Park): 0.0 mi
  • Pritchett Field: 0.2 mi
  • Josey Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rather Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pineview Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 9
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peckerwood HillESE144 m0.9 mi
Smith HillNNW126 m1.2 mi
Blue Bonnet HillSW96 m13.2 mi
Shepard HillS95 m16.5 mi
Gospel HillNE92 m14.1 mi
Liberty HillE82 m19.4 mi
Rocky HillENE77 m19.7 mi
Camp HillENE61 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2119:5320:29
September equinox07:1118:4919:20
December solstice07:1616:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495359667380828277685851
Precip in4.63.43.83.94.55.53.14.14.54.64.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454128107

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