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Bayland Guards

Bayland Guards from directly overhead

Bayland Guards is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Naval Works at Goose Creek, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.71312, -94.99354

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Duke Hill Park: 0.9 mi
  • N C Foote Park: 0.9 mi
  • N.C. Foote Park: 1.0 mi
  • Unidad Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Spiritus Mundi: 11.0 mi
  • Healing Nature: 20.7 mi
  • Orbit II: 20.7 mi
  • Albertus Magnus: 20.7 mi
  • Modulation: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 45
Attractions: 20
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 9.4 mi
  • Falcon 9 Rocket: 12.7 mi
  • Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 12.7 mi
  • Shuttle Independence: 12.8 mi
  • Mission Briefing Center: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 22.1 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 22.1 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 22.1 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 22.2 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 1.5 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 5.2 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillNNE25 m11.1 mi
Cedar HillNE6 m20.0 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaW3 m1.5 mi
Mesquite KnollSE0 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:2119:4920:24
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1216:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662687581838379716154
Precip in4.83.83.94.56.07.15.56.86.46.14.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baytown, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587945

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