Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation
Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rex L Meador Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rex L Meador Park: 0.0 mi
- Hester Garden Park: 0.3 mi
- Miramar Park: 0.3 mi
- Mohrhusen Park: 0.7 mi
- Friendship Park: 0.8 mi
- Prehistoric Indian Campsite: 2.0 mi
- Kemah: 2.5 mi
- Captain William Plunkett Harris: 2.6 mi
- Webster Presbyterian Church: 3.2 mi
- Harris County Boys' School Archeological Site: 3.2 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 5.1 mi
- Bolivar Point: 20.9 mi
- Healing Nature: 21.9 mi
- Healing Nature: 21.9 mi
- Round About: 21.9 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 3.7 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 3.7 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 12.9 mi
- Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- NASA 900: 4.9 mi
- NASA 968: 5.0 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 5.0 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 5.0 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 5.0 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 3.2 mi
- Space Center Houston: 5.1 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 9.4 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 9.8 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 11.3 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 8.2 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 18.5 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 19.2 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 20.4 mi
- Bolivar Beach: 21.9 mi
- East Beach: 23.5 mi
- Stewart Beach: 23.6 mi
- East Beach: 23.6 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 23.6 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 24.2 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 24.2 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 24.2 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 24.2 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Needle Point: 17.7 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 8.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 10.0 mi
- Barbers Hill: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NNE 20° | 25 m | 20.6 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | N 359° | 3 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NE 39° | 0 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
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 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403587937
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