Historic La Porte Colored School
Historic La Porte Colored School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is New Washington, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- New Washington: 1.1 mi
- La Porte: 1.2 mi
- Saint Mary's Seminary: 1.3 mi
- Sylvan Beach Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Gribble-Hofheinz House: 1.5 mi
- Sylvan Beach Park: 1.5 mi
- Little Cedar Bayou Park: 1.6 mi
- Fairmont Park: 3.1 mi
- Circle Park: 3.6 mi
- N.C. Foote Park: 4.2 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 7.5 mi
- Healing Nature: 19.1 mi
- Healing Nature: 19.1 mi
- Orbit II: 19.2 mi
- Round About: 19.2 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 5.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 5.9 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 14.5 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 7.5 mi
- Space Center Houston: 9.2 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 9.9 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 10.0 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 9.2 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 9.2 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 9.2 mi
- Mission Briefing Center: 9.2 mi
- 7 Starship Gallery: 9.2 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 6.1 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 15.9 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 18.3 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 20.9 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 20.9 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 20.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 21.0 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 3.2 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 5.7 mi
- Barbers Hill: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Hill: 23.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Needle Point: 11.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 22.3 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic La Porte Colored School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NNE 31° | 25 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NE 52° | 6 m | 23.3 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | N 8° | 3 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | E 96° | 0 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
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 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414061
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