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Starship SN8 Forward Flap

Starship SN8 Forward Flap from directly overhead

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

Coordinates25.90628, -97.43321

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 9
  • 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
Museums: 7
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Isla Blanca Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillENE 75°11 m9.6 mi
Loma de la JaujaENE 64°9 m8.7 mi
Loma la CuchillaNE 44°9 m15.6 mi
Loma del MesquiteNE 53°8 m16.0 mi
Loma Tio AlejosENE 68°7 m10.7 mi
Loma la LaujaNNE 25°6 m16.7 mi
Loma del IsloteNE 52°6 m16.8 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaENE 57°3 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:41
June solstice06:4019:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1317:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9586809232

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