Old Matagorda Post Office
Old Matagorda Post Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Early Texas Freighting, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Matagorda County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023232, matched on coordinates and name (212 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
93 named places within 25 miles
- Early Texas Freighting: 0.0 mi
- Site of Dream Colony of Jane McManus: 0.0 mi
- Fisher-Sargent-Gottschalk House: 0.1 mi
- Matagorda Lodge No. 7, A.F. & A.M.: 0.3 mi
- Matagorda Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Matagorda Bay Nature Park: 4.9 mi
- FM 521 River Park: 7.0 mi
- Palacious Bay Beach: 14.8 mi
- City Park: 15.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 16.2 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 10.5 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 12.6 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 20.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 20.4 mi
- Cactus Garden: 20.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.5 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 19.3 mi
- Museum Annex: 20.3 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 5.8 mi
- Pepper Hill: 12.8 mi
- Metal Rooster: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Matagorda Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | WNW 285° | 3 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:57 | 17:32 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matagorda NO 2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452329744
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