Selkirk Island
Selkirk Island is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is FM 521 River Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- FM 521 River Park: 1.4 mi
- St. Francis Catholic: 3.9 mi
- The Matagorda Incident: 5.3 mi
- First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman: 5.3 mi
- James Henry Selkirk: 5.3 mi
- FM 521 River Park: 1.4 mi
- Matagorda Bay Nature Park: 10.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 10.6 mi
- Matagorda County Fair Grounds: 13.0 mi
- Bay Ridge Park: 13.1 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 11.1 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 13.0 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 14.7 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 14.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Herb garden: 14.8 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 13.9 mi
- Museum Annex: 14.9 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 14.9 mi
- Pepper Hill: 10.9 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 11.5 mi
- Metal Rooster: 15.1 mi
- Hasima: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Selkirk Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | WSW 258° | 3 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:57 | 17:32 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matagorda NO 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971392970
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