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Galveston Quarantine Stations

Galveston Quarantine Stations from directly overhead

Galveston Quarantine Stations is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Rattlesnake Mound stands 2 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Galveston: Gateway to Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.33583, -94.77802

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Galveston Naval Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Lindale Little League Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lindale Park: 1.3 mi
  • Adoue Park: 2.1 mi
  • Saengerfest Park: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 37
Beaches: 17
  • East Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Stewart Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Stewart Beach Park: 2.1 mi
  • Porretto Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Porretto Beach: 2.4 mi
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 3
  • Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 14.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 22.0 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Galveston Quarantine Stations. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MoundWSW 246°2 m22.0 mi
Mesquite KnollNNW 338°0 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2419:0019:31
June solstice06:2119:4820:22
September equinox07:0818:4619:17
December solstice07:1016:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565864697883858582746558

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403616554

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