Runge Park
Runge Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Arcadia Christian Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Galveston County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49554827, matched on coordinates and name (83 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Arcadia Christian Church: 0.3 mi
- Dairy Industry in the Santa Fe Area: 0.4 mi
- Santa Fe Consolidated High School: 1.0 mi
- Alta Loma: 2.5 mi
- Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma: 2.6 mi
- Santa Fe Girls Softball: 2.2 mi
- Jack Brooks Park: 4.8 mi
- Paul Hopkins Park: 6.2 mi
- South Point Park: 6.5 mi
- Loon Park: 6.6 mi
- Alvin Museum: 7.2 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 11.3 mi
- Perry House: 11.3 mi
- Space Center Houston: 12.1 mi
- Texas City Museum: 13.2 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 15.3 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Carol's Garden: 20.2 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 20.2 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 15.4 mi
- Galveston Beach: 16.5 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 16.5 mi
- West Beach: 16.6 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 16.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 15.0 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 14.2 mi
- pear: 20.3 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 21.2 mi
- Bolivar Point: 21.9 mi
- Graffitti Rock: 22.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 12.0 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 15.6 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 17.7 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.7 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 24.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Runge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SSW 201° | 9 m | 17.7 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | NNE 15° | 3 m | 24.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | S 177° | 2 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NNE 30° | 0 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alvin, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403604262
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