Historic site · Texas
Joe A. and Bertha Harper House
Joe A. and Bertha Harper House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. The nearest named place is Wood-Jackson House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 118 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025529, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates28.03051, -97.05261
- On the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
118 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Wood-Jackson House: 0.1 mi
- Smith-Brundrett House: 0.1 mi
- Rockport School: 0.1 mi
- Baldwin-Brundrett House: 0.1 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Rockport: 0.2 mi
Parks: 36
- Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Seabreeze Park: 1.1 mi
- Copano Bay State Fishing Pier: 7.7 mi
- Aransas City Park: 9.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Texas Maritime Museum: 0.4 mi
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Port Aransas Museum: 13.5 mi
- Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum: 15.2 mi
- Taft Blackland Museum: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 15.9 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Rockport Beach Park: 0.8 mi
- Quarantine Shore: 8.5 mi
- Holiday Beach: 14.5 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 3.3 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aransas City: 5.5 mi
- Copano: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- McGloins Bluff: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Giant milk bottle: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
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 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockport, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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