Fort St. Louis
Fort St. Louis is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Joseph Catholic Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
85 named places within 25 miles
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church: 0.2 mi
- Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Victoria County: 2.3 mi
- Site of Camp Independence: 8.5 mi
- Foster Army Air Field: 9.0 mi
- Ethel Lee Tracy Park: 12.0 mi
- Ted B Reed Park: 12.0 mi
- Kay's Grove: 12.7 mi
- Brownson Park: 14.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
- Texana Museum: 10.1 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 12.6 mi
- Museum of the Coastal Bend: 13.1 mi
- Nave Museum: 14.9 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 22.5 mi
- Old Red Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Goldmans Hill: 17.8 mi
- Indian Mound: 18.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort St. Louis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldmans Hill | WSW 242° | 29 m | 17.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | SW 225° | 15 m | 18.8 mi |
| Old Red Bluff | ESE 105° | 5 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454129278
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