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Bee County

Bee County from directly overhead

Bee County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is First Christian Church of Pettus, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.61769, -97.80230

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 17
  • Ball Park: 13.7 mi
  • Joe Gulley Park: 14.2 mi
  • Flournoy Park: 14.4 mi
  • Joe Barnhart Park: 14.4 mi
  • Escondido Creek Parkway: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Odom Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 22.7 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsWNW 302°153 m24.8 mi
Odom HillWSW 245°110 m14.6 mi
Lookout HillN 349°101 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3519:5820:33
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2117:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864707782848580736456
Precip in1.81.62.52.33.13.53.22.84.12.92.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beeville 5 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6253987320

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