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San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad in Rockport, The

San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad in Rockport, The from directly overhead

San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad in Rockport, The is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. The nearest named place is Richard Henry Wood House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

city in and county seat of Aransas County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1870-08-18.

Wikidata Q982338, matched on coordinates and name (844 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.02364, -97.05155

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds: 0.3 mi
  • Seabreeze Park: 1.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Copano Bay State Fishing Pier: 8.1 mi
  • Aransas City Park: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 3.7 mi
  • Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Giant milk bottle: 24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3319:5420:28
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1617:0317:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965727984858683756658
Precip in2.62.02.82.13.43.73.02.45.64.03.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockport, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6253838583

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