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Houston Yacht Club

Houston Yacht Club from directly overhead

Houston Yacht Club is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Isaiah P. Walker House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.61773, -95.00223

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Circle Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pine Gully Park: 1.9 mi
  • Robinson Park: 2.1 mi
  • Seabrook Wildlife Refuge & Park: 2.2 mi
  • Little Cedar Bayou Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks
  • Spiritus Mundi: 6.3 mi
  • Healing Nature: 21.3 mi
  • Healing Nature: 21.3 mi
  • Round About: 21.4 mi
  • Doble Physichromic Modular: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 46
Museums: 39
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 5
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 23.4 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 23.4 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 23.4 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 23.5 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mesquite Knoll: 5.2 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 6.8 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillNNE 21°25 m17.3 mi
Cedar HillNE 44°6 m24.7 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaN 352°3 m6.8 mi
Mesquite KnollNE 55°0 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:2119:4920:24
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1216:5017:26

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587957

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