Bay City Library
Bay City Library is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay City Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 117 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
City in and the county seat of Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q812071, matched on coordinates and name (286 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1989
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
117 named places within 25 miles
- Bay City Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Bandstand: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Bay City: 0.2 mi
- M. S. and Cora Alice Perry House: 0.2 mi
- Matagorda, C.S.A.: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.1 mi
- Richard C. Gussman Park: 0.1 mi
- Mary Withers Runnells Park: 0.4 mi
- Amistad Park: 0.6 mi
- The Ball Field: 0.8 mi
- Hasima: 12.1 mi
- Waterville: 17.9 mi
- Newgulf: 19.4 mi
- Preston: 20.5 mi
- Plainview: 22.7 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 12.8 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 17.9 mi
- Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Cactus Garden: 2.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.6 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 2.6 mi
- Museum Annex: 0.2 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 0.2 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 22.5 mi
- Metal Rooster: 0.5 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 19.9 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 19.9 mi
- Backyard Park: 16.0 mi
- Hansen Park: 19.9 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 19.4 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 23.5 mi
- Pepper Hill: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bay City Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | SW 217° | 3 m | 21.1 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452329775
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