Historic site · Texas
Site of the Town of Lamar
Site of the Town of Lamar is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. The nearest named place is Mills Wharf, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it.
The story
census-designated place in Aransas County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1839.
Wikidata Q972793, matched on coordinates and name (195 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates28.13853, -97.00725
- On the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mills Wharf: 0.1 mi
- Lamar Volunteer Fire Department: 1.1 mi
- John Fagan: 1.1 mi
- The Lamar Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Stella Maris Chapel: 1.2 mi
Parks: 20
- Copano Bay State Fishing Pier: 0.3 mi
- Seabreeze Park: 7.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
- Aransas City Park: 17.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- Texas Maritime Museum: 8.1 mi
- Refugio County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Port Aransas Museum: 21.2 mi
- Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Rockport Beach Park: 7.8 mi
- Quarantine Shore: 16.2 mi
- Holiday Beach: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aransas City: 2.5 mi
- Copano: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 4.7 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
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 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockport Aransas CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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