Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum
Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rattlesnake Mound stands 2 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosewood Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rosewood Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- The Italian Vault: 0.7 mi
- Valentine T. Dalton: 0.7 mi
- Greek Orthodox Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Peter Leroy Colombo: 0.8 mi
- Jones Park: 0.8 mi
- Schreiber Park: 1.0 mi
- Crockett Little League Complex: 1.2 mi
- Fort Crocket Battery Izard Park: 1.3 mi
- Washington Park: 1.3 mi
- Moody Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Galaxy Wheel: 3.0 mi
- Texas Star Flyer: 3.0 mi
- Sky Shooter: 3.0 mi
- Sea Dragon: 3.0 mi
- Babe's Beach: 0.5 mi
- Sunny Beach: 4.3 mi
- Porretto Beach: 4.4 mi
- Porretto Beach: 4.5 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 4.9 mi
- Central Cultural Center: 3.2 mi
- Moody Mansion: 3.3 mi
- 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum: 3.6 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 3.7 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 2.6 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 3.4 mi
- Harris Garden: 3.5 mi
- Carol's Garden: 3.6 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 6.9 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 14.9 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 4.4 mi
- Bolivar Point: 8.5 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 8.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mound | WSW 257° | 2 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:48 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403616528
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