R. J. Hill Building
R. J. Hill Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Luther Hotel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas.
Wikidata Q7273714, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
96 named places within 25 miles
- Luther Hotel: 0.1 mi
- W.C. Williams Building: 0.1 mi
- Price-Farwell House: 0.1 mi
- Palacios Pavilions: 0.1 mi
- Cates-Price House: 0.1 mi
- Palacious Bay Beach: 0.1 mi
- City Park: 0.2 mi
- Lady O'Dowd Park: 10.1 mi
- Boca Chica Community Park: 10.6 mi
- Blessing Recreation Field South: 11.7 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 23.1 mi
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - Myrtle Foster Whitmire Management Unit: 23.4 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 24.4 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 23.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 23.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 23.2 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 17.0 mi
- King Fisher Beach: 20.6 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 24.4 mi
- Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle: 21.4 mi
- Metal Rooster: 25.0 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 23.7 mi
- Museum Annex: 24.5 mi
- Pepper Hill: 3.4 mi
- Indianola: 21.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of R. J. Hill Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | NE 44° | 3 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:58 | 17:33 |
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 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palacios Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452329736
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