Site of San Luis
Site of San Luis is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Titlum-Tatlum, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Titlum-Tatlum: 0.0 mi
- Karankawa Campsite: 11.7 mi
- Hudgins Cemetery: 12.3 mi
- William Jarvis Cannan: 12.3 mi
- Sinking Site of the Blockade Runner "Acadia": 12.9 mi
- San Luis Pass County Park: 0.1 mi
- Sea Shell Beach Pocket Park 3: 15.2 mi
- Downtown Park and Splashpad: 15.8 mi
- Austin Park: 16.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 16.6 mi
- San Luis Beach: 1.1 mi
- West Beach: 9.2 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 11.9 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 12.3 mi
- Galveston Beach: 14.0 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 17.5 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 18.2 mi
- Freeport Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Brazosport Museum of Nature Science: 16.9 mi
- Brazoria County Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Alden B. Dow Office Museum: 19.4 mi
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 7.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.8 mi
- Slough Ridge: 11.5 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 13.7 mi
- Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center: 18.1 mi
- Texas Flag Mural: 18.6 mi
- Graffitti Rock: 18.7 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 19.3 mi
- Downtown Gazebo: 19.5 mi
- Snail Garden: 19.6 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 24.5 mi
- Lake Barbara: 16.1 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Moody Gardens: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of San Luis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | NW 305° | 9 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | N 8° | 2 m | 8.8 mi |
| Slough Ridge | WSW 248° | 2 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport 2 NW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395085643
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