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Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post

Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post from directly overhead

Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz del Orcoquisac and Presidio San Agustin de Ahumada, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 16 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1986
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

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Coordinates29.83838, -94.73633

16.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Cedar Hill Park: 2.8 mi
Hugo Point Park: 4.0 mi
M. Q. Bradford Park: 5.1 mi
City of Old River-Winfree Park: 6.3 mi
Fort Anahuac Park: 6.4 mi

Historic sites57

Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz del Orcoquisac and Presidio San Agustin de Ahumada: 0.0 mi
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz: 0.0 mi
Site of Old Wallisville: 0.0 mi
Wallisville Cemetery: 0.7 mi
St. Emily Methodist Church: 4.8 mi

Museums5

Chambers County Museum at Wallisville: 0.0 mi
Wallisville Heritage Park Museum: 3.3 mi
Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum: 7.9 mi
Baytown Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
Old School Museum: 16.8 mi

Nature reserves5

Trinity River Island Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge: 5.8 mi
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Champion Lake Area: 7.3 mi
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge: 15.5 mi
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - McGuire Tract: 23.9 mi

Peaks4

Cedar Hill: 2.8 mi
Barbers Hill: 9.8 mi
Mesquite Knoll: 16.9 mi
Blackwell Peninsula: 18.9 mi

Cliffs3

Needle Point: 10.8 mi
Graveyard Hill: 18.3 mi
Red Bluff: 22.0 mi

Rest areas2

Chambers County Westbound Rest Area: 7.7 mi
Chambers County Eastbound Rest Area: 7.7 mi

Gardens1

Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 19.7 mi

Attractions1

Elise's Family Fun Center: 24.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Barbers Hill	W 275°	25 m	9.8 mi
Cedar Hill	NNE 22°	6 m	2.8 mi
Blackwell Peninsula	WSW 243°	3 m	18.9 mi
Mesquite Knoll	SW 224°	0 m	16.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:59	19:31
June solstice	06:20	19:48	20:23
September equinox	07:08	18:45	19:17
December solstice	07:11	16:48	17:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	52	56	62	68	75	81	83	83	79	71	61	54
Precip in	4.6	3.1	3.6	4.4	5.4	5.8	5.7	7.0	7.0	4.8	3.9	4.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402925749

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