Early Texas River Steamers
Early Texas River Steamers is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Red Hill stands 94 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockhart Plantation, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 20.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lockhart Plantation: 2.8 mi
- Chappell Hill Female College Bell: 3.4 mi
- Methodist Church: 3.4 mi
- Site of Chappell Hill College: 3.4 mi
- Chappell Hill: 3.6 mi
- Waller County Fairgrounds: 10.2 mi
- Patrick Heard Park: 11.0 mi
- Linda Anderson Park: 11.9 mi
- Clark Park: 12.1 mi
- Toubin Park: 12.2 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 10.3 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 10.3 mi
- Pickard High School: 11.7 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 14.1 mi
- Oil Jack: 22.1 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 12.1 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 12.2 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 13.8 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 14.2 mi
- Rock Island: 4.1 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 13.8 mi
- Independence: 15.9 mi
- Dallam: 20.2 mi
- Dinkins: 20.3 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 12.4 mi
- Bamboo Texas Bamboo Growers: 24.5 mi
- Bamboo Texas Display Garden: 24.5 mi
- Hockley Mound: 21.0 mi
- Red Hill: 22.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 23.0 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 12.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 22.2 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Early Texas River Steamers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | SSW 195° | 94 m | 22.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 304° | 86 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hockley Mound | ESE 118° | 74 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellville 6nne, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454133843
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