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1900 STORM MEMORIAL

1900 STORM MEMORIAL from directly overhead

1900 STORM MEMORIAL is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Rattlesnake Mound stands 2 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is American Red Cross, Galveston County Chapter, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

2000 artwork by David Moore in Galveston, Texas, U.S

Wikidata Q126910607, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Commissioned by the Galveston Commission for the Arts and installed in 2000, David W. Moore's bronze sculpture is a monument to the victims and survivors of the 1900 Storm, which killed in excess of 6,000 Galvestonians.

How to reach it

Coordinates29.27266, -94.81510

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Crocket Battery Izard Park: 0.0 mi
  • Crockett Little League Complex: 0.6 mi
  • Lasker Park: 0.9 mi
  • Alamo Park: 1.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Galaxy Wheel: 1.8 mi
  • Texas Star Flyer: 1.8 mi
  • Sky Shooter: 1.8 mi
  • Sea Dragon: 1.8 mi
  • Revolution: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Babe's Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Porretto Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Porretto Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Stewart Beach Park: 3.7 mi
  • Stewart Beach: 3.7 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 9.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1900 STORM MEMORIAL. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MoundWSW 255°2 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2419:0019:31
June solstice06:2119:4820:22
September equinox07:0818:4619:17
December solstice07:1016:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565864697883858582746558

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5366099082

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