UFO Beach (clothing optional)
UFO Beach (clothing optional) is a beach in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Thrive Beach, a beach 3.3 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 15 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
UFO Beach, South Padre Island, Texas, clothing option.
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
100 named places within 25 miles
- Padre J. Nicolas Balli: 14.6 mi
- Port of Matamoros: 14.9 mi
- Old Point Isabel Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Fort Polk: 15.0 mi
- Alta Vista Apartments: 15.0 mi
- Edwin King Atwood Park: 9.0 mi
- Andy Bowie County Park: 10.6 mi
- South Padre Island Convention Center Nature Trail: 10.7 mi
- South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center: 10.9 mi
- John L. Tompkins Park: 11.3 mi
- Los Tanques: 4.0 mi
- Goose Hill: 14.0 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 14.0 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 16.0 mi
- Loma del Islote: 16.6 mi
- Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 15.7 mi
- Grid Fin: 21.3 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 21.4 mi
- DOGE: 24.8 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 24.8 mi
- Thrive Beach: 3.3 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 6.3 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 12.0 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 15.5 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Pier 19: 15.0 mi
- Starbase Sign: 21.5 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 15.1 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 22.8 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 22.8 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of UFO Beach (clothing optional). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSW 193° | 11 m | 25.0 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | SSW 194° | 9 m | 16.0 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SSW 197° | 9 m | 24.1 mi |
| Goose Hill | WNW 300° | 8 m | 14.0 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | S 187° | 8 m | 17.4 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SSW 192° | 7 m | 23.3 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | SSW 213° | 6 m | 14.0 mi |
| Loma del Islote | S 185° | 6 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:08 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 61 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 63 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel Cameron CO AP, 13 mi away.
Mean tidal range 0.54 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre, TX, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9699800421
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