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Palacios Colored School

Palacios Colored School from directly overhead

Palacios Colored School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Old Red Bluff stands 5 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is West Side Elementary School, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025650, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.70889, -96.22047

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Palacious Bay Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Lady O'Dowd Park: 9.8 mi
  • Boca Chica Community Park: 10.3 mi
  • Blessing Recreation Field South: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Matagorda Beach: 17.5 mi
  • King Fisher Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Lighthouse Beach: 24.2 mi
Museums: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Pepper Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Old Red Bluff: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palacios Colored School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Red BluffWNW 295°5 m24.8 mi
Pepper HillNE 55°3 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2819:5220:27
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1416:5817:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965717884858682746558
Precip in3.21.92.72.73.94.63.73.95.94.33.43.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palacios Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452329730

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