Oakland
Oakland is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynch's Ferry, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- David G. Burnet Park: 0.6 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 2.1 mi
- Edna Mae Washington Park: 2.1 mi
- Highlands Sports Complex: 2.2 mi
- Highlands Community Center: 2.4 mi
- Lynch's Ferry: 0.6 mi
- Hannah Este Burnet: 1.3 mi
- Sampson Masonic Lodge No. 231 A. F. & A. M.: 1.8 mi
- Lynchburg Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Lynchburg Town Ferry: 2.4 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 15.4 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 17.3 mi
- Love Mural: 17.3 mi
- Orbit II: 18.0 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Herman Brown Park Community Garden and Fruit Orchard: 11.8 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 13.5 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Global Collection Garden: 15.0 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 8.3 mi
- Pasadena Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum: 11.9 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 13.6 mi
- Ingenia Polymers Houston: 6.0 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 16.6 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 16.6 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 16.6 mi
- Mission Briefing Center: 16.6 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 13.8 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 14.0 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 14.8 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 18.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 18.8 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 18.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 18.9 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 5.4 mi
- Barbers Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 20.6 mi
- Needle Point: 8.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 19.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | ENE 64° | 25 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 73° | 6 m | 20.6 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | SSE 160° | 3 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | SE 141° | 0 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| 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: 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 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baytown, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403652941
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