U. S. Army Camp at Texas City
U. S. Army Camp at Texas City is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is William Jefferson Jones, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- William Jefferson Jones: 0.0 mi
- Old H. B. Moore Home: 0.3 mi
- Texas City Dike: 0.4 mi
- The Texas City Disaster: 0.5 mi
- First Methodist Church of Texas City: 0.8 mi
- Bay Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.7 mi
- Danforth Park: 0.7 mi
- 6th Street Community Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Square Park: 0.8 mi
- USS Stewart: 8.1 mi
- USS Cavalla: 8.2 mi
- Sail of USS Tautog: 8.2 mi
- Conning Tower of USS Carp: 8.2 mi
- Elissa: 8.6 mi
- Texas City Museum: 0.9 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- Texas Seaport Museum: 8.6 mi
- Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum: 8.6 mi
- Porretto Beach: 9.8 mi
- Porretto Beach: 9.8 mi
- Stewart Beach: 9.8 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 9.9 mi
- East Beach: 10.1 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 10.0 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 16.5 mi
- Carol's Garden: 8.5 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 8.9 mi
- Harris Garden: 9.1 mi
- Gleaves T. James Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 13.9 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 18.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 18.8 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 23.1 mi
- Bolivar Point: 8.4 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 9.3 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 17.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of U. S. Army Camp at Texas City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | NNW 341° | 3 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SW 225° | 2 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | N 353° | 0 m | 18.3 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 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403616601
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