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Aransas Pass Light Station

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Aransas Pass Light Station from directly overhead

Aransas Pass Light Station is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. The nearest named place is Lydia Ann Lighthouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

historic district in Port Aransas (vicinity), Aransas County, Texas

Dates from 1855.

Wikidata Q18619035, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates27.86411, -97.05642

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Robert's Point Park: 1.8 mi
  • UT Wetlands: 1.9 mi
  • Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond: 2.3 mi
  • I B Magee Beach Park: 2.3 mi
  • Port Aransas Community Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 7
  • Quarantine Shore: 3.0 mi
  • Holiday Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Rockport Beach Park: 11.4 mi
  • New Port Pass: 17.5 mi
  • J P Luby: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 2.0 mi
  • Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 14.7 mi
  • Fan Pavillion: 20.7 mi
  • American Bank Center: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Fourmile Hill: 22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3419:5420:28
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1617:0317:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965717783848482766659
Precip in2.11.92.42.04.03.72.61.86.53.92.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Aransas, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6206876829

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