Starship SN8 Forward Flap
Starship SN8 Forward Flap is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Morningside Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Morningside Park: 1.0 mi
- Central Avenue Park: 1.1 mi
- Charles Martin Cabler Park: 1.5 mi
- Portway Acres Park: 1.8 mi
- Ruiz Park: 2.1 mi
- Port of Brownsville: 3.4 mi
- Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks: 3.5 mi
- African American Troops at Fort Brown: 3.6 mi
- Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse: 3.7 mi
- Fort Brown, Buildings 85 and 86: 3.7 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 5.6 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 8.7 mi
- Palmito Hill: 9.6 mi
- Loma Tio Alejos: 10.7 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 15.6 mi
- Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 3.9 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 3.9 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 4.0 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 4.1 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 7.7 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 7.7 mi
- DOGE: 7.7 mi
- Grid Fin: 16.1 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 16.2 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 2.9 mi
- Starbase Sign: 16.1 mi
- Pier 19: 20.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 12.3 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 12.3 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 20.7 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 22.3 mi
- Santa Rita: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Starship SN8 Forward Flap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | ENE 75° | 11 m | 9.6 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | ENE 64° | 9 m | 8.7 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | NE 44° | 9 m | 15.6 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | NE 53° | 8 m | 16.0 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | ENE 68° | 7 m | 10.7 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | NNE 25° | 6 m | 16.7 mi |
| Loma del Islote | NE 52° | 6 m | 16.8 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | ENE 57° | 3 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:52 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:10 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 63 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 64 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9586809232
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