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Cotton Gins of Calhoun County

Cotton Gins of Calhoun County from directly overhead

Cotton Gins of Calhoun County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Lake, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.54294, -96.76222

98 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks: 21
  • Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
  • Little Chocolate Bayou Park: 8.3 mi
  • Tilley Park: 9.1 mi
  • George Adams Park: 9.5 mi
  • Bayfront Peninsula Park: 10.0 mi
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Indian Mound: 19.2 mi
  • Old Red Bluff: 24.1 mi
  • Goldmans Hill: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Lighthouse Beach: 11.3 mi
  • King Fisher Beach: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goldmans HillNW29 m24.2 mi
Indian MoundNW15 m19.2 mi
Old Red BluffNNE5 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:3119:5420:28
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:1617:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717782838581746457
Precip in2.81.93.02.45.04.13.83.84.73.83.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austwell, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6259154840

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