Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou
Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Nash Dome stands 17 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Roadside County Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 19 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Roadside County Park: 0.1 mi
- Camp Mohawk County Park: 0.3 mi
- Albert Finkle County Park: 2.4 mi
- Pearson Park: 5.0 mi
- Morgan Park: 5.6 mi
- Liverpool Post Office: 2.8 mi
- Liverpool Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- First Methodist Church of Alvin: 5.7 mi
- Old City Cemetery: 6.1 mi
- Birchfield - McCown House: 6.4 mi
- Tom Bass Park Garden: 18.2 mi
- Alicante Garden Pathway: 21.1 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 22.2 mi
- Snail Garden: 22.4 mi
- Alvin Museum: 5.2 mi
- Perry House: 14.3 mi
- Brazoria County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 14.5 mi
- Space Center Houston: 18.9 mi
- Space Center Theater: 18.8 mi
- International Space Station: 18.8 mi
- Astronaut Gallery: 18.8 mi
- Kids Space Place: 18.9 mi
- Mission Mars: 18.9 mi
- Graffitti Rock: 13.4 mi
- Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center: 14.7 mi
- pear: 16.4 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 20.5 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 22.2 mi
- San Luis Beach: 20.0 mi
- West Beach: 20.6 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 21.0 mi
- Galveston Beach: 22.6 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 22.9 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 7.8 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 19.8 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 22.0 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 13.8 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 13.9 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 21.8 mi
- Slough Ridge: 21.9 mi
- Nash Dome: 22.3 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 24.8 mi
- Lake Barbara: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash Dome | W 265° | 17 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hoskins Mound | SSE 165° | 9 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SE 130° | 2 m | 13.8 mi |
| Slough Ridge | S 183° | 2 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:50 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alvin, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395233344
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