Stringfellow Orchards
Stringfellow Orchards is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Hitchcock, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
building in Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas
Wikidata Q109999838, matched on coordinates and name (116 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- City of Hitchcock: 1.0 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 1.4 mi
- U. S. Naval Air Station (Blimp Base): 1.7 mi
- Frank Bell, Jr.: 3.1 mi
- Hitchcock Depot: 3.3 mi
- Carbide Park: 1.3 mi
- Carbide Park: 1.3 mi
- Jack Brooks Park: 1.9 mi
- Mahan Park: 2.1 mi
- Westlawn Park: 2.1 mi
- Moody Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Elissa: 13.8 mi
- Gulf Glider: 14.3 mi
- Shark Attack 5D Theatee: 14.3 mi
- Frog Hopper: 14.3 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 10.9 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 11.2 mi
- West Beach: 11.2 mi
- Sunny Beach: 11.2 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 11.2 mi
- Texas City Museum: 7.4 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
- Alvin Museum: 13.8 mi
- Moody Mansion: 13.8 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 13.5 mi
- Carol's Garden: 13.5 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 13.7 mi
- Harris Garden: 14.0 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 8.4 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 14.2 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 15.7 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 16.4 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 11.4 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 19.3 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.2 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 14.6 mi
- Bolivar Point: 15.7 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 16.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stringfellow Orchards. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SW 221° | 9 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSW 209° | 2 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NNE 14° | 0 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403616644
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