Santa Margarita Crossing
Santa Margarita Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Balania Hill stands 64 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is San Patricio de Hibernia, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- San Patricio de Hibernia: 1.1 mi
- San Patricio County: 1.1 mi
- Rodriguez, Josepha: 1.1 mi
- Courthouses of San Patricio County: 1.1 mi
- Battle of San Patricio: 1.1 mi
- La Fruta Park: 8.7 mi
- Wood River Little Peoples Park: 8.9 mi
- Wood River Triangle Park: 9.1 mi
- Hazel-Bazemore Park: 9.5 mi
- Labonte Park: 9.6 mi
- Violet Museum: 10.8 mi
- Selena Museum: 21.5 mi
- South Texas Museum: 22.3 mi
- Skidmore Historical Society Museum: 22.5 mi
- Taft Blackland Museum: 23.5 mi
- San Patricio County Southbound Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- San Patricio County Northbound Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Parking Area: 19.5 mi
- The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.3 mi
- Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation: 24.0 mi
- Carmel Hills: 12.8 mi
- Chalk Hill: 13.5 mi
- Balania Hill: 20.8 mi
- Lipantitlan State Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 24.9 mi
- The Learning Garden: 22.9 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 24.9 mi
- Millers Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Margarita Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balania Hill | NNW 328° | 64 m | 20.8 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNW 342° | 52 m | 13.5 mi |
| Carmel Hills | NW 318° | 46 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
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 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mathis 4 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6203599485
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