Felix Von Blucher
Felix Von Blucher is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Big Hill stands 1 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blucher Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Blucher Park: 0.0 mi
- Spohn Park: 0.3 mi
- South Bluff Park: 0.3 mi
- Sherrill Park: 0.4 mi
- La Retama Park: 0.4 mi
- LULAC: 0.2 mi
- Site of Cheston L. Heath School: 0.2 mi
- Confederate Army Deserters Hanged in Corpus Christi: 0.2 mi
- Site of Kinney's Trading Post: 0.2 mi
- Centennial House: 0.3 mi
- Texas Surf Museum: 0.4 mi
- Tejano Civil Rights Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum Of Hispanic Culture: 1.1 mi
- Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures: 1.2 mi
- Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History: 1.3 mi
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 7.1 mi
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.8 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 2.5 mi
- University Beach: 7.2 mi
- New Port Pass: 16.6 mi
- J P Luby: 16.9 mi
- Holiday Beach: 20.8 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 0.6 mi
- Orion's Belt: 0.8 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 1.3 mi
- Giant milk bottle: 2.6 mi
- The Great Heron: 9.5 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Learning Garden: 2.2 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- American Bank Center: 1.2 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 1.7 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 20.6 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 18.3 mi
- Big Hill: 21.7 mi
- Little Dagger Hill: 23.5 mi
- McGloins Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Felix Von Blucher. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SSE 163° | 1 m | 21.7 mi |
| Little Dagger Hill | SSE 167° | 1 m | 23.5 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 | 19:28 |
| 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 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corpus Christi NWS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6204556748
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