King Ranch, C.S.A.
King Ranch, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Jensen Trap stands 35 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is King Ranch, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
The King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States, comprising some 825,000 acres (3,340 km2; 1,289 sq mi). It is mainly a cattle ranch, but has also produced racehorses. The headquarters of the King Ranch are in an office building in Houston, Texas. The ranch itself is located in South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, adjacent to Kingsville. It was founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis. It includes parts of six Texas counties: most of Kleberg, much of Kenedy, and parts of Brooks, Jim Wells, Nueces, and Willacy counties. The ranch consists of four divisions of land: Santa Gertrudis, Laureles, Encino, and Norias. The Santa Gertrudis and Laureles divisions share a short length of border, and the Encino and Norias divisions are both entirely separate. The ranch was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inducted the ranch in 2019. The King Ranch was one of the first ranches to be added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, because of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 which was signed that same day.
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Dates from 1853.
Wikidata Q6411977, matched on coordinates and name (739 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- King Ranch: 0.8 mi
- Santa Gertrudis, Headquarters of the King Ranch: 0.8 mi
- Mexican Activities at Santa Gertrudis in the 1830's: 0.9 mi
- Kleberg County: 0.9 mi
- Camp Kingsville, U.S.A.: 0.9 mi
- Flato Park: 3.0 mi
- Flores Park: 3.2 mi
- Kennedy Park: 3.2 mi
- Kleberg Park: 4.4 mi
- Plaza of the Americas: 5.5 mi
- John E Conner Museum: 1.9 mi
- 1904 Train Depot Museum: 2.5 mi
- Riviera Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- South Texas Museum: 18.9 mi
- Violet Museum: 20.5 mi
- Jensen Trap: 12.7 mi
- Neubauer Rocks: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Ranch, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Trap | SW 218° | 35 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 17:08 | 17:42 |
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 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 60 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6206876806
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