Site of Galveston County Poor Farm
Site of Galveston County Poor Farm is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter Hall Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Walter Hall Park: 0.2 mi
- Galveston County Park: 0.4 mi
- League Park: 0.6 mi
- Helen's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Fairview Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Japanese Settlers of Webster: 0.5 mi
- League Park: 0.7 mi
- First Baptist Church of League City: 0.7 mi
- T. J. and Mary Lelia Dick House: 0.7 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 4.8 mi
- pear: 17.8 mi
- Round About: 20.0 mi
- Healing Nature: 20.1 mi
- Healing Nature: 20.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 5.9 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 5.9 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 15.3 mi
- Space Center Houston: 2.7 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 4.3 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 5.9 mi
- Perry House: 6.0 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 7.1 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 23.3 mi
- Sunny Beach: 23.3 mi
- West Beach: 23.5 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 23.6 mi
- Babe's Beach: 23.6 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 5.6 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 8.0 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 13.0 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 18.2 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 21.3 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 22.6 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 22.6 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 22.7 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 22.7 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 14.5 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 14.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 21.3 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 23.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Needle Point: 23.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Galveston County Poor Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | NNE 20° | 3 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | S 181° | 2 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NE 45° | 0 m | 14.5 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 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403604233
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