Historic site · Texas
Amistad Park
Amistad Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Amistad Park Special Recognition to the many citizens, businesses,and organizations of the Bay City Area who generously donated their time, labor, funds and materials to develop Amistad Park. City of Bay City 1980 -- 1983
How to reach it
Coordinates28.98622, -95.97395
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Old Bay City Bank: 0.3 mi
- Bay City Post Office: 0.3 mi
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church: 0.3 mi
- Ira Ingram, First Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives: 0.3 mi
- Matagorda County: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 13.0 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 13.4 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 13.4 mi
Parks: 34
- Amistad Park: 0.0 mi
- Henderson Park: 0.4 mi
- Hardeman Park: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.6 mi
- Richard C. Gussman Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 9
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 2.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Hasima: 12.4 mi
- Waterville: 17.5 mi
- Newgulf: 19.1 mi
- Preston: 20.2 mi
- Plainview: 22.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Matagorda County Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum Annex: 0.3 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 1.3 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 22.6 mi
- El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Metal Rooster: 0.9 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 20.2 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Backyard Park: 16.3 mi
- Hansen Park: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 19.7 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pepper Hill: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amistad Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | SW 215° | 3 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:56 | 17:31 |
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 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BAY City WTR WKS, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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