Texan Army Crossing of Buffalo Bayou (San Jacinto)
Texan Army Crossing of Buffalo Bayou (San Jacinto) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vermillion Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Vermillion Park: 0.7 mi
- Oak Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
- Light Company Park: 1.0 mi
- Parklane Park: 1.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.5 mi
- Allen Ranch: 1.1 mi
- Vince's Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Crown Hill Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Pasadena Independent School District: 1.6 mi
- Near Site of Isaac Batterson Home: 1.6 mi
- Global Collection Garden: 2.4 mi
- Woodland Glade: 2.4 mi
- Pine Grove Garden: 2.4 mi
- Culinary Garden: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
- Healing Nature: 6.1 mi
- Healing Nature: 6.1 mi
- Orbit II: 6.1 mi
- Albertus Magnus: 6.1 mi
- Round About: 6.1 mi
- Pasadena Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Great Silver Fleet Hangar - 1940 Air Terminal Museum: 5.1 mi
- 1940 Air Terminal Museum: 5.2 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 6.0 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 6.1 mi
- Ingenia Polymers Houston: 6.6 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 8.6 mi
- Flow Works: 8.9 mi
- Eco Station: 8.9 mi
- Weather Station: 8.9 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 7.9 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 7.9 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 7.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 8.0 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 2.9 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 6.0 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 6.2 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 7.7 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 13.2 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 18.7 mi
- Barbers Hill: 22.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Needle Point: 20.6 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 9.6 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texan Army Crossing of Buffalo Bayou (San Jacinto). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | ENE 64° | 25 m | 22.6 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 88° | 3 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | E 100° | 0 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403653078
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