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Town of Flowella

Town of Flowella from directly overhead

Town of Flowella is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the south-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Don Pedro Jaramillo, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates27.22704, -98.05623

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Pleasant Park: 5.0 mi
  • Falfurrias Park: 5.3 mi
  • Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 5.3 mi
  • La Colonia Park: 5.6 mi
  • Old Hospital Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Gyp Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Jensen Trap: 10.1 mi
  • Barroso Trap: 11.9 mi
  • Lucero Trap: 18.3 mi
  • Alto de la Cruz: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
  • Heritage Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Riviera Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 16.3 mi
  • John E Conner Museum: 23.1 mi
  • 1904 Train Depot Museum: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Flowella. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gyp HillSSW 208°47 m6.0 mi
Jensen TrapN 7°35 m10.1 mi
Barroso TrapSSW 193°33 m11.9 mi
Lucero TrapS 185°32 m18.3 mi
Quiteria HillS 174°22 m23.8 mi
Alto de la CruzESE 104°20 m20.5 mi
Botella TrapS 172°16 m20.8 mi
Pinole TrapS 172°16 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3919:5720:31
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:1817:0917:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066737984858581736558
Precip in1.10.91.31.74.42.82.82.24.43.01.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395228023

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