Sweeny Plantation
Sweeny Plantation is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Backyard Park: 3.6 mi
- Hanson Riverside County Park: 5.5 mi
- First Capitol Park: 8.4 mi
- Varner Hogg Plantation State Historical Park: 8.9 mi
- Brazoria City Park: 11.9 mi
- Sweeny Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Phillips Family Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- St. John's Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M.: 7.3 mi
- Site of the Home of Josiah Hughes Bell: 7.3 mi
- Samuel Tubbs Angier, M.D.: 7.6 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 7.8 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 14.7 mi
- Museum Annex: 14.7 mi
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Alden B. Dow Office Museum: 18.7 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 7.1 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 7.2 mi
- Metal Rooster: 14.1 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 18.8 mi
- Texas Flag Mural: 20.0 mi
- Hasima: 3.9 mi
- Newgulf: 14.8 mi
- Waterville: 18.1 mi
- Preston: 18.5 mi
- Peach Creek: 21.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Cactus Garden: 16.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.9 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 16.9 mi
- Snail Garden: 18.5 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 1.6 mi
- Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 16.9 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 22.8 mi
- Damon Mound: 14.5 mi
- Nash Dome: 16.6 mi
- Elm Ridge: 23.0 mi
- Peach Break: 23.8 mi
- Backyard Park: 3.6 mi
- Hansen Park: 5.3 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 8.5 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweeny Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound | N 2° | 44 m | 14.5 mi |
| Elm Ridge | NW 325° | 28 m | 23.0 mi |
| Peach Break | NNW 327° | 27 m | 23.8 mi |
| Nash Dome | NNE 22° | 17 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:55 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BAY City WTR WKS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395233323
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