Karankawa Campsite
Karankawa Campsite is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamaica Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- West Galveston Island: 2.0 mi
- Lafitte's Grove: 3.3 mi
- Site Of Landmark Campbell's Bayou: 9.4 mi
- Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point: 9.4 mi
- Site of Magnolia Grove Cemetery: 9.5 mi
- Sea Shell Beach Pocket Park 3: 3.6 mi
- Sand Castle Beach Pocket Park 2: 5.9 mi
- Sea Gull Shores Beach Pocket Park 1: 7.1 mi
- Dellanera RV Park: 7.5 mi
- Schreiber Park: 9.4 mi
- Moody Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Galaxy Wheel: 13.4 mi
- Texas Star Flyer: 13.4 mi
- Sky Shooter: 13.4 mi
- Sea Dragon: 13.4 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 0.6 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 0.7 mi
- Galveston Beach: 2.4 mi
- West Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 2.9 mi
- Central Cultural Center: 13.5 mi
- Moody Mansion: 13.6 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
- 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum: 13.9 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 14.5 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 17.2 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 18.8 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 12.9 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 13.6 mi
- Carol's Garden: 13.7 mi
- Harris Garden: 13.8 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 2.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 7.9 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 15.2 mi
- Slough Ridge: 22.9 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 14.7 mi
- Bolivar Point: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Karankawa Campsite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | WSW 257° | 9 m | 15.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | W 279° | 2 m | 7.9 mi |
| Slough Ridge | WSW 239° | 2 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:48 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston Scholes FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403616640
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