Texas Heroes Monument
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Texas Heroes Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Rattlesnake Mound stands 2 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Original Oleander Planting in Galveston, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Texas Heroes Monument is located in Galveston, Texas, and was commissioned by Henry Rosenberg to commemorate the brave people who fought during the Texas Revolution. The monument was built by New England Granite Works using Concord, New Hampshire, granite and bronze. The total cost was $50,000, and it was shipped before June 4, 1899. The sculptor of the monument was Louis Amateis. It is located at the intersection of Broadway and Rosenberg Avenue. It was unveiled on April 22, 1900.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1900.
Wikidata Q18158706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Original Oleander Planting in Galveston: 0.1 mi
- Ashton Villa, 1859: 0.1 mi
- The Moody Home: 0.1 mi
- Adolph and Regina Frenkel House: 0.1 mi
- Quigg-Baulard Cottage: 0.1 mi
- Gus Allen Sr. Park: 0.3 mi
- San Jacinto Park: 0.4 mi
- Kempner Park: 0.4 mi
- Saengerfest Park: 0.5 mi
- Sheppard Park: 0.6 mi
- Elissa: 0.7 mi
- 1892 Bishop's Palace: 0.8 mi
- Shark Attack 5D Theatee: 0.8 mi
- Gulf Glider: 0.8 mi
- Dolphin Tree Sculpture: 0.9 mi
- Porretto Beach: 1.2 mi
- Porretto Beach: 1.3 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 1.7 mi
- Stewart Beach: 1.7 mi
- East Beach: 2.8 mi
- Moody Mansion: 0.1 mi
- 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum: 0.2 mi
- Central Cultural Center: 0.2 mi
- Galveston County Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 3.5 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 18.3 mi
- Harris Garden: 0.1 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 0.2 mi
- Carol's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 0.8 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 0.9 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 1.0 mi
- Bolivar Point: 5.2 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 11.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 20.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Heroes Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mound | WSW 251° | 2 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:48 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
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 | 56 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 84001737OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Texas Heroes Monument, reference 84001737, listed 08/14/84.
OpenStreetMap element node/356852150
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