Site of Spindle Top Hill Confederate Camp
Site of Spindle Top Hill Confederate Camp is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Spindletop Hill stands 4 m to the south-southwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Spindletop Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Creole Nature Trail passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Creole Nature Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spindletop Park: 0.1 mi
- The Quadrangle: 1.2 mi
- Alice Keith Park: 1.8 mi
- Chaison Park: 2.7 mi
- Jacobs Park: 2.8 mi
- The Lucas Gusher: 1.2 mi
- Gladys City - Lucas Gusher Monument: 1.2 mi
- Harry James' Childhood Homesite: 3.3 mi
- Port of Beaumont: 3.7 mi
- Jefferson County Courthouse: 3.7 mi
- Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: 1.2 mi
- Dishman Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Beaumont Police Museum: 3.9 mi
- Texas Energy Museum: 4.0 mi
- Art Museum of Southeast Texas: 4.1 mi
- Smith Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Bunns Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Wiess Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Mesquite Point: 20.9 mi
- Mildred Buildings: 4.7 mi
- Avenue Axe: 6.6 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 21.4 mi
- Elise's Family Fun Center: 21.5 mi
- Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Site: 23.5 mi
- Cattail Marsh: 4.9 mi
- Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area Nelda Stark Unit: 8.3 mi
- Sabine Woods Sanctuary: 24.0 mi
- Urban Roots Farm to Table Beaumont: 3.6 mi
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Texla: 16.7 mi
- Lemonville: 17.8 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Orange: 21.5 mi
- Toomey (Vinton) Rest Area & Visitor's Center: 23.9 mi
- Spindletop Hill: 1.1 mi
- BLUE HOLE: 16.6 mi
- Texas Star: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Spindle Top Hill Confederate Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spindletop Hill | SSW 210° | 4 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:46 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:43 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:45 | 17:21 |
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 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaumont City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438060134
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