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Steamboat Washington Landed Here

Steamboat Washington Landed Here from directly overhead

Steamboat Washington Landed Here is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Yards of Cameron, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 19 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.83448, -96.94550

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • The Yards of Cameron: 1.5 mi
  • Orchard Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cameron City Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ledbetter Park: 2.3 mi
  • Wilson Ledbetter Park: 2.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Peaks: 6
  • Wilson Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 10.5 mi
  • Eland Rough: 10.8 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 11.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.2 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steamboat Washington Landed Here. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSSE 165°196 m11.9 mi
Hart MountainSSE 161°194 m10.5 mi
Wilson HillESE 115°164 m8.5 mi
Eland RoughESE 116°150 m10.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 95°150 m12.2 mi
Long MountainE 95°140 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:40
June solstice06:2619:5920:35
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343253

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