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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: 57
  • Spiritus Mundi: 6.3 mi
  • Healing Nature: 21.3 mi
  • Round About: 21.4 mi
  • Doble Physichromic Modular: 21.4 mi
  • Orbit II: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 43
Museums: 38
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 13
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: 2
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 HillNNE25 m17.3 mi
Cedar HillNE6 m24.7 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaN3 m6.8 mi
Mesquite KnollNE0 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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