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Hitchcock Depot

Hitchcock Depot from directly overhead

Hitchcock Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller-Brautigam Home, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.36538, -95.06847

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jack Brooks Park: 1.5 mi
  • Santa Fe Girls Softball: 1.8 mi
  • Runge Park: 3.4 mi
  • Carbide Park: 3.9 mi
  • South Point Park: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 36
  • NASA 968: 12.9 mi
  • NASA 900: 12.9 mi
  • Falcon 9 Rocket: 13.0 mi
  • Kids Space Place: 13.0 mi
  • International Space Station: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 13
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 11.4 mi
  • Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 13.0 mi
  • Hoskins Mound: 18.4 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 22.1 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoskins MoundSSW9 m18.4 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaN3 m24.3 mi
Rattlesnake MoundSSW2 m11.4 mi
Mesquite KnollNNE0 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2219:4920:24
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1116:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555964707782848480726357
Precip in4.83.03.34.25.16.54.46.67.35.84.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403604266

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