City of Hitchcock
City of Hitchcock is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is U. S. Naval Air Station (Blimp Base), a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- U. S. Naval Air Station (Blimp Base): 0.8 mi
- Stringfellow Orchards: 1.0 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 2.3 mi
- Hitchcock Depot: 2.3 mi
- Miller-Brautigam Home: 3.1 mi
- Jack Brooks Park: 1.1 mi
- Carbide Park: 1.9 mi
- Carbide Park: 1.9 mi
- Westlawn Park: 2.8 mi
- Bobby Beach Park: 3.0 mi
- Moody Gardens: 12.2 mi
- NASA 968: 14.1 mi
- NASA 900: 14.1 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 14.2 mi
- Kids Space Place: 14.3 mi
- Texas City Museum: 8.2 mi
- Alvin Museum: 12.8 mi
- Space Center Houston: 14.3 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 14.5 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 14.6 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 11.4 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 11.9 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 11.9 mi
- West Beach: 11.9 mi
- Galveston Beach: 12.0 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 14.5 mi
- Carol's Garden: 14.5 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 14.7 mi
- Harris Garden: 14.9 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 7.5 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 16.6 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 16.6 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 11.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 11.3 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 18.9 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.2 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 15.6 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 16.4 mi
- Bolivar Point: 16.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of City of Hitchcock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SW 218° | 9 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSW 205° | 2 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NNE 16° | 0 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403604267
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