Pearland and The Santa Fe Railroad
Pearland and The Santa Fe Railroad is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 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
- 10.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Park: 0.6 mi
- Hyde Park: 0.9 mi
- The Manor - Pocket Park: 1.0 mi
- Riverstone Ranch Clear Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- RRCC Pocket Park: 1.4 mi
- The 1937 Pearland High School: 1.9 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Pearland: 1.9 mi
- Zychlinski Park: 1.9 mi
- Robert L. and Julia Martin Hunter: 2.0 mi
- Old Settlers Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Tom Bass Park Garden: 6.5 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 9.1 mi
- Houston Botanic Garden: 9.3 mi
- pear: 8.2 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 9.7 mi
- Round About: 12.5 mi
- Healing Nature: 12.6 mi
- Healing Nature: 12.6 mi
- Perry House: 3.7 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 3.9 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 6.2 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 6.2 mi
- 1940 Air Terminal Museum: 6.9 mi
- Space Center Theater: 9.5 mi
- Astronaut Gallery: 9.5 mi
- International Space Station: 9.5 mi
- Mission Mars: 9.5 mi
- Mission Briefing Center: 9.5 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 14.9 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 15.2 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 15.2 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 11.5 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 12.1 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 14.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 14.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 17.4 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 17.7 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 18.3 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pearland and The Santa Fe Railroad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | NE 52° | 3 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ENE 69° | 0 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Clover FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395085658
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