French Trading Post
French Trading Post is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Spindletop Hill stands 4 m to the southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is John Jay French Historic House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Creole Nature Trail passes 28 miles off.
The story
historic place in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Wikidata Q110000056, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Creole Nature Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wuthering Heights Park: 0.3 mi
- Combest Park: 0.6 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 1.6 mi
- Ida Reed Dog Park: 1.6 mi
- Gilbert Park: 1.9 mi
- Prater Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Beaumont: 2.0 mi
- West Beulah Missionary Baptist Church: 2.2 mi
- C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Home: 2.2 mi
- Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church: 2.3 mi
- John Jay French Historic House Museum: 0.0 mi
- Beaumont Art League: 1.9 mi
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum: 2.0 mi
- McFaddin-Ward House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Edison Museum: 3.3 mi
- Bunns Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Wiess Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Smith Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Peach Tree Point: 21.4 mi
- Mildred Buildings: 2.6 mi
- Avenue Axe: 13.7 mi
- Elise's Family Fun Center: 22.5 mi
- Urban Roots Farm to Table Beaumont: 4.5 mi
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Cattail Marsh: 7.5 mi
- Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area Nelda Stark Unit: 14.3 mi
- Texla: 17.4 mi
- Lemonville: 19.2 mi
- Spindletop Hill: 7.7 mi
- BLUE HOLE: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Trading Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spindletop Hill | SE 144° | 4 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:47 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
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 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaumont City, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438060150
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