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Site of Heldenfels Shipyard

Site of Heldenfels Shipyard from directly overhead

Site of Heldenfels Shipyard is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. The nearest named place is Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.00499, -97.06064

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 43
  • Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds: 1.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Seabreeze Park: 2.4 mi
  • Aransas City Park: 8.2 mi
  • Copano Bay State Fishing Pier: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 5.1 mi
  • Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 11.6 mi
  • Fan Pavillion: 24.1 mi
  • American Bank Center: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 24.7 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 50–80 °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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6253843992

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