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Port of Brownsville

Port of Brownsville from directly overhead

Port of Brownsville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Portway Acres Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates25.95103, -97.41130
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Portway Acres Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ernesto Gamez Cascade Park: 3.0 mi
  • Charles Martin Cabler Park: 3.1 mi
  • Central Avenue Park: 3.3 mi
  • Barracudas Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 3.4 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 6.5 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 8.6 mi
  • Loma la Cuchilla: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Museums: 8
Beaches: 4
  • Isla Blanca Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 19.3 mi
  • South Padre Island Nude Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Thrive Beach: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillE 95°11 m8.0 mi
Loma de la JaujaE 84°9 m6.5 mi
Loma la CuchillaNE 49°9 m12.5 mi
Loma del MesquiteENE 61°8 m13.1 mi
Loma Tio AlejosE 84°7 m8.6 mi
Loma la LaujaNNE 25°6 m13.3 mi
Loma del IsloteENE 59°6 m13.9 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaE 91°3 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1119:41
June solstice06:3919:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:27
December solstice07:1317:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402888043

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