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Jamaica Beach

Jamaica Beach from directly overhead

Jamaica Beach is a beach in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Karankawa Campsite, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.18155, -94.97204

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sea Shell Beach Pocket Park 3: 3.3 mi
  • Sand Castle Beach Pocket Park 2: 5.6 mi
  • Sea Gull Shores Beach Pocket Park 1: 6.8 mi
  • Dellanera RV Park: 7.3 mi
  • Schreiber Park: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Moody Gardens: 9.7 mi
  • Galaxy Wheel: 13.1 mi
  • Texas Star Flyer: 13.1 mi
  • Sky Shooter: 13.1 mi
  • Sea Dragon: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Jamaica Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Galveston Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Pirates' Beach: 2.5 mi
  • West Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Bermuda Beach: 3.5 mi
Museums: 11
  • Central Cultural Center: 13.3 mi
  • Moody Mansion: 13.4 mi
  • Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
  • 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 1.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 8.5 mi
  • Hoskins Mound: 15.7 mi
  • Slough Ridge: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoskins MoundW 259°9 m15.7 mi
Rattlesnake MoundW 281°2 m8.5 mi
Slough RidgeWSW 241°2 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:2219:4820:23
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1116:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965727884868682756659
Precip in4.32.13.02.13.04.23.44.76.65.14.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston Scholes FLD, 9 mi away.

Mean tidal range 0.87 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Jamaica Beach, West Bay, TX, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356751650

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