The Culver Home
The Culver Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Christ Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Matagorda County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023489, matched on coordinates and name (245 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
92 named places within 25 miles
- Christ Church: 0.1 mi
- City of Matagorda: 0.1 mi
- Christ Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- Dale-Rugeley-Sisk Home ca. 1830: 0.2 mi
- Matagorda Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Matagorda Bay Nature Park: 5.3 mi
- FM 521 River Park: 6.8 mi
- Palacious Bay Beach: 15.1 mi
- City Park: 15.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 15.9 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 10.1 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 12.2 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 20.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 20.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 20.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.1 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 18.9 mi
- Museum Annex: 19.9 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 6.2 mi
- Pepper Hill: 13.0 mi
- Metal Rooster: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Culver Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | WNW 283° | 3 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:57 | 17:32 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matagorda NO 2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452329725
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