Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Buelah Lee Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Port Isabel Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
- St. Andrew's Park: 0.6 mi
- Old Point Isabel Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Port of Matamoros: 0.1 mi
- Point Isabel, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Charles Champion: 0.1 mi
- Queen Isabel Inn: 0.2 mi
- Loma del Islote: 1.7 mi
- Loma de la Draga: 2.5 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 2.6 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 3.3 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 7.7 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 0.1 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 21.1 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 21.6 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 21.7 mi
- Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 3.1 mi
- Grid Fin: 6.4 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 6.5 mi
- DOGE: 11.1 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 11.1 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 3.2 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 4.0 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 9.0 mi
- Thrive Beach: 11.9 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 15.0 mi
- Pier 19: 2.3 mi
- Starbase Sign: 6.6 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 21.0 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 16.6 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 16.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.4 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Polk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSW 207° | 11 m | 10.5 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | W 261° | 9 m | 3.3 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SW 217° | 9 m | 10.1 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | SSW 208° | 8 m | 2.6 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNW 333° | 8 m | 24.7 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SSW 208° | 7 m | 8.8 mi |
| Loma del Islote | SSW 203° | 6 m | 1.7 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | WNW 295° | 6 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:08 | 17:43 |
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 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5224690068
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