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Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway

Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway from directly overhead

Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Spindletop Hill stands 4 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South County Office Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Creole Nature Trail passes 7.6 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.87117, -93.93427

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Montgomery Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.6 mi
  • Logan Music Park: 0.7 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.8 mi
  • Blue Bonnet Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Spindletop Hill: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • BLUE HOLE: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Port Arthur-Beaumont Interurban Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spindletop HillNW 322°4 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5619:28
June solstice06:1619:4520:20
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:0816:4517:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545863697782848480726256
Precip in5.33.13.63.94.76.76.86.96.75.53.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Arthur SE TX Rgnl AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971432846

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