The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Little League Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in Harris County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q812646, matched on coordinates and name (951 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2016
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Little League Park: 0.1 mi
- Decker Nature Area: 0.5 mi
- Goose Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.8 mi
- League of Women Voters Park: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Baptist Church: 0.5 mi
- Baytown Post Office: 0.7 mi
- Lee College: 0.8 mi
- City of Baytown: 0.8 mi
- K'Nesseth Israel Synagogue: 0.8 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 13.4 mi
- Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 20.5 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 21.7 mi
- Love Mural: 21.7 mi
- Orbit II: 21.8 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 4.5 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 11.8 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Herman Brown Park Community Garden and Fruit Orchard: 16.4 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 17.9 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum: 10.2 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 13.0 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 13.3 mi
- Pasadena Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Ingenia Polymers Houston: 10.0 mi
- Falcon 9 Rocket: 15.1 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 15.1 mi
- Shuttle Independence: 15.1 mi
- Mission Briefing Center: 15.1 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 12.0 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge: 14.9 mi
- Trinity River Island Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 23.0 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 23.0 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 23.1 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 23.1 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 3.2 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 6.3 mi
- Barbers Hill: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Hill: 17.9 mi
- Needle Point: 5.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Chambers County Eastbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Chambers County Westbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 24.0 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Baytown Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NNE 32° | 25 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 59° | 6 m | 17.9 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | SW 232° | 3 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | SSE 155° | 0 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baytown, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403653098
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