Texas Prison Museum
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Texas Prison Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the east-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Texas Prison Museum is located in Huntsville, Texas. The non-profit museum features the history of the prison system in Texas (Huntsville is the home of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and several prisons including the Ellis Unit which previously housed death row, and Huntsville Unit which houses the execution chamber). There are many different artifacts in the museum, including an electric chair named "Old Sparky" that was formerly used from 1924 to 1964 as the primary means of execution. Other exhibits include a life-size replica of a prison cell and a display of the Texas prison rodeo. The museum also has a large display of artwork, woodwork, and more created by prisoners. The museum was founded in 1989 and originally located in downtown Huntsville. It moved to its current location northwest of town (on Texas State Highway 75 at Interstate 45 Exit 118) in 2002.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1989.
Wikidata Q7707914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 113 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute: 1.5 mi
- Rogersville: 1.7 mi
- First Missionary Baptist Church: 1.8 mi
- Wynne House: 1.9 mi
- Huntsville Item: 1.9 mi
- Kate Barr Ross Park: 0.3 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Bayou Bend Park: 0.8 mi
- Bush Miller Park: 1.2 mi
- Eastham Thomason North Park: 1.8 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.3 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 3.2 mi
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 12.9 mi
- Gospel Hill: 15.1 mi
- Shepard Hill: 18.2 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Sulphur Bluffs: 17.7 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Goshen: 11.3 mi
- Esperanza: 18.0 mi
- Prairie Point: 24.4 mi
- Antioch: 24.8 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 0.1 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 2.4 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 2.3 mi
- The Raven: 2.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Prison Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | ESE 122° | 144 m | 3.2 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 108° | 126 m | 1.3 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | SW 219° | 96 m | 12.9 mi |
| Shepard Hill | SSE 167° | 95 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gospel Hill | ENE 65° | 92 m | 15.1 mi |
| Liberty Hill | E 86° | 82 m | 21.1 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ENE 65° | 77 m | 20.7 mi |
| Camp Hill | ENE 67° | 61 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Muni AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/583999136
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