Foster Army Air Field
Foster Army Air Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is 201st Fighter Squadron, Mexican Expeditionary Air Force (The Aztec Eagles), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
87 named places within 25 miles
- Ted B Reed Park: 3.6 mi
- Kay's Grove: 3.8 mi
- Ethel Lee Tracy Park: 4.1 mi
- Brownson Park: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 3.6 mi
- Museum of the Coastal Bend: 4.2 mi
- Nave Museum: 5.9 mi
- Texana Museum: 19.1 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 24.3 mi
- Goldmans Hill: 8.8 mi
- Indian Mound: 10.7 mi
- Old Red Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foster Army Air Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldmans Hill | WSW 240° | 29 m | 8.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | SSW 210° | 15 m | 10.7 mi |
| Old Red Bluff | E 88° | 5 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Rgnl AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454129276
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