La Porte
La Porte is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cedar Bayou Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Harris County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117660664, matched on coordinates and name (414 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Cedar Bayou Park: 0.4 mi
- Sylvan Beach Park: 0.9 mi
- Circle Park: 2.4 mi
- Fairmont Park: 3.0 mi
- Pecan Park: 4.5 mi
- Sylvan Beach Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Seminary: 0.9 mi
- Historic La Porte Colored School: 1.2 mi
- New Washington: 1.7 mi
- Gribble-Hofheinz House: 1.8 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 6.6 mi
- Healing Nature: 19.4 mi
- Round About: 19.4 mi
- Orbit II: 19.5 mi
- Albertus Magnus: 19.5 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 4.9 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 14.7 mi
- Culinary Garden: 14.8 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 6.4 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Space Center Houston: 8.2 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 9.4 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 9.6 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 8.2 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 8.2 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 8.2 mi
- Mission Briefing Center: 8.2 mi
- 7 Starship Gallery: 8.2 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 16.3 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 19.0 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 21.3 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 21.3 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 21.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 21.3 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 4.3 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 5.6 mi
- Barbers Hill: 15.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 24.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Needle Point: 12.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 22.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Porte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NNE 29° | 25 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NE 50° | 6 m | 24.0 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | N 5° | 3 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | E 84° | 0 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403587936
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