Historic site · Texas
United States Coast Guard on Mustang Island
United States Coast Guard on Mustang Island is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is Aransas Pass, C.S.A, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates27.84103, -97.06271
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Aransas Pass, C.S.A: 0.0 mi
- Tarpon Inn: 0.3 mi
- Mustang Island: 0.4 mi
- The Mercer Family on Mustang Island: 0.4 mi
- WWII Bunker Ruins: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Robert's Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond: 0.7 mi
- UT Wetlands: 0.8 mi
- I B Magee Beach Park: 0.9 mi
- Port Aransas Community Park: 1.0 mi
Museums: 14
- Port Aransas Museum: 0.4 mi
- Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum: 8.9 mi
- Texas Maritime Museum: 12.8 mi
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- USS Lexington Museum on the Bay: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Holiday Beach: 1.5 mi
- Quarantine Shore: 4.6 mi
- Rockport Beach Park: 13.1 mi
- New Port Pass: 15.9 mi
- J P Luby: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Giant milk bottle: 19.8 mi
- Orion's Belt: 20.3 mi
- The Great Heron: 20.3 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 20.3 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 0.4 mi
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 16.3 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 20.2 mi
- American Bank Center: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 20.5 mi
- The Learning Garden: 23.0 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aransas City: 18.4 mi
- Copano: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- McGloins Bluff: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Fourmile Hill: 20.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
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 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Aransas, 2 mi away.
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