Camp Scurry
Camp Scurry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Big Hill stands 1 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisiana Parkway, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2017
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Louisiana Parkway: 0.2 mi
- Cole Park: 0.3 mi
- Oceanview Park: 0.7 mi
- Easley Park: 1.0 mi
- McCaughan Park: 1.1 mi
- Menger Elementary School: 0.3 mi
- Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda: 0.4 mi
- Sisters of the Incarnate Word: 0.5 mi
- Arthur Edward Spohn, M.D. and Spohn Hospital: 0.6 mi
- First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi: 0.7 mi
- Texas Surf Museum: 1.7 mi
- Tejano Civil Rights Museum: 2.5 mi
- Museum Of Hispanic Culture: 2.6 mi
- Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures: 2.7 mi
- Art Museum of South Texas: 2.8 mi
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 5.5 mi
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.9 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 3.9 mi
- University Beach: 5.7 mi
- New Port Pass: 15.3 mi
- J P Luby: 15.5 mi
- Holiday Beach: 20.6 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 1.9 mi
- Orion's Belt: 2.2 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 2.8 mi
- Giant milk bottle: 4.0 mi
- The Great Heron: 7.9 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Learning Garden: 3.3 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 7.8 mi
- American Bank Center: 2.6 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 3.2 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 20.4 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 16.7 mi
- Big Hill: 20.1 mi
- Little Dagger Hill: 21.9 mi
- McGloins Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Scurry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SSE 163° | 1 m | 20.1 mi |
| Little Dagger Hill | SSE 167° | 1 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corpus Christi Cabaniss FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453452162
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