Site of Camp Independence
Site of Camp Independence is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Old Red Bluff stands 5 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Edna Mexican School, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Edna Mexican School: 2.6 mi
- George F. Horton Home: 3.1 mi
- La Bauve-Young-Payne Home: 3.3 mi
- Dr. Bronaugh-Hasdorff Home: 3.3 mi
- Hernandez v. State of Texas: 3.3 mi
- Brackenridge Plantation Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Brackenridge Recreation Complex: 7.0 mi
- Jaycee Park: 11.0 mi
- City of Port Lavaca Brookhollow Estates Park: 19.8 mi
- Ethel Lee Tracy Park: 20.5 mi
- Texana Museum: 3.5 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 20.9 mi
- Museum of the Coastal Bend: 21.4 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Texana: 5.9 mi
- Linnville: 19.2 mi
- Plainview: 22.5 mi
- Provident City: 24.4 mi
- Victoria County Southbound Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Victoria County Northbound Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Old Red Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Camp Independence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Red Bluff | SE 143° | 5 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:59 | 17:34 |
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 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Rgnl AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438045864
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