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Aransas Creek Settlers

Aransas Creek Settlers from directly overhead

Aransas Creek Settlers is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Balania Hill stands 64 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Skidmore Historical Society Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.25162, -97.68485

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • Ten Acre Park: 10.4 mi
  • Alta Vista Park: 10.6 mi
  • South Tyler Park: 10.6 mi
  • Martin Luther King-City Pool Park: 11.0 mi
  • Klipstein Park: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Chalk Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Balania Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Carmel Hills: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation: 17.3 mi
  • The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balania HillWSW 256°64 m17.0 mi
Chalk HillSW 228°52 m13.2 mi
Carmel HillsSW 229°46 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3519:5720:31
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:1917:0517:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566065717883848581746557
Precip in1.61.92.41.83.33.42.82.55.33.92.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sinton, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6179639278

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