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1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building

1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building from directly overhead

1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Isla Blanca Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1988
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.07447, -97.16416

3.9 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island Military Depot: 0.5 mi
Brazos Santiago, C.S.A.: 0.5 mi
Padre J. Nicolas Balli: 0.8 mi
Queen Isabel Inn: 2.5 mi
Port of Matamoros: 2.7 mi

Parks55

Isla Blanca Park: 0.3 mi
Queen Isabella Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Port Isabel Veterans Park: 2.6 mi
Water Tower Park: 2.7 mi
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site: 2.7 mi

Nature reserves32

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 6.3 mi

Peaks10

Loma del Islote: 3.6 mi
Loma de la Draga: 4.0 mi
Loma del Mesquite: 4.4 mi
Loma la Cuchilla: 5.9 mi
Loma Tio Alejos: 10.2 mi

Museums7

Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 2.7 mi
Port Isabel Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 23.3 mi
Historic Brownsville Museum: 23.8 mi
Brownsville Heritage Museum: 23.9 mi

Artworks6

Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 0.5 mi
Grid Fin: 6.3 mi
Mars Base Mural: 6.4 mi
DOGE: 12.8 mi
Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 12.8 mi

Beaches5

Isla Blanca Beach: 0.5 mi
Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 3.4 mi
South Padre Island Nude Beach: 9.0 mi
Thrive Beach: 12.1 mi
UFO Beach (clothing optional): 15.3 mi

Attractions3

Gardens3

Nature Park Rain Garden: 19.3 mi
Nature Park Retention Garden: 19.3 mi
Butterfly Garden: 23.6 mi

Picnic sites2

Prairie Island Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Nature Park Picnic Area: 19.3 mi

Cliffs1

Red Head Bluff: 19.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Palmito Hill	SW 219°	11 m	11.8 mi
Loma la Cuchilla	W 267°	9 m	5.9 mi
Loma de la Jauja	SW 228°	9 m	11.8 mi
Loma del Mesquite	WSW 242°	8 m	4.4 mi
Loma Tio Alejos	SW 222°	7 m	10.2 mi
Loma del Islote	WSW 248°	6 m	3.6 mi
Loma la Lauja	WNW 290°	6 m	10.2 mi
Loma de la Montuosa Chica	SW 234°	3 m	14.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:10	19:40
June solstice	06:38	19:51	20:24
September equinox	07:18	18:56	19:26
December solstice	07:12	17:08	17:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	61	64	69	74	79	83	84	85	83	79	72	64

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Padre IS, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971383653

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