Cedar Lake Salt Works
Cedar Lake Salt Works is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Slough Ridge stands 2 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q5056786, matched on coordinates and name (238 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- McCroskey-Stringfellow House: 2.9 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation: 6.7 mi
- Confederate Defenses at the Mouth of Caney Creek: 9.1 mi
- Ellerslie Plantation: 9.7 mi
- Old Oakland Plantation: 9.8 mi
- Chamber Park: 9.2 mi
- West Moring Dock Park: 9.6 mi
- Brazoria City Park: 10.8 mi
- Backyard Park: 10.9 mi
- MacLean Park: 13.7 mi
- Snail Garden: 14.7 mi
- Downtown Gazebo: 14.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Alden B. Dow Office Museum: 14.8 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 16.7 mi
- Brazosport Museum of Nature Science: 17.0 mi
- Freeport Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 9.6 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 9.7 mi
- Texas Flag Mural: 14.9 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 15.0 mi
- Metal Rooster: 20.4 mi
- Backyard Park: 10.9 mi
- Hansen Park: 14.7 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 6.9 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 18.0 mi
- Hasima: 12.1 mi
- Lake Barbara: 17.1 mi
- Bryan Beach: 17.2 mi
- Slough Ridge: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Lake Salt Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slough Ridge | ENE 68° | 2 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:55 | 17:30 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport 2 NW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395085661
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