Historic site · Texas
Fulton
Fulton is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. The nearest named place is Fulton Volunteer Fire Department, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 113 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Town in Aransas County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q981673, matched on coordinates and name (508 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates28.06325, -97.04038
- On the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
113 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Fulton Volunteer Fire Department: 0.2 mi
- Fulton Community Church: 0.2 mi
- Site of Marion Packing Co.: 0.3 mi
- Casterline Fish Company: 0.4 mi
- Fulton Cemetery: 0.5 mi
Parks: 33
- Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Seabreeze Park: 2.2 mi
- Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds: 2.5 mi
- Copano Bay State Fishing Pier: 5.3 mi
- Aransas City Park: 12.2 mi
Museums: 6
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Texas Maritime Museum: 2.6 mi
- Port Aransas Museum: 15.8 mi
- Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum: 17.4 mi
- Refugio County Museum: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 18.2 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Rockport Beach Park: 2.4 mi
- Quarantine Shore: 10.8 mi
- Holiday Beach: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 0.9 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aransas City: 3.1 mi
- Copano: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- McGloins Bluff: 19.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
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 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockport Aransas CO AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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