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Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou

Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou from directly overhead

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

Coordinates29.33328, -95.28565

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Gardens: 19
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Artworks: 9
  • 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
Beaches: 9
  • San Luis Beach: 20.0 mi
  • West Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Jamaica Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Jamaica Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Galveston Beach: 22.6 mi
Peaks: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nash DomeW 265°17 m22.3 mi
Hoskins MoundSSE 165°9 m13.9 mi
Rattlesnake MoundSE 130°2 m13.8 mi
Slough RidgeS 183°2 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2319:5020:24
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1216:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697681838380716255
Precip in4.93.03.14.24.66.04.25.65.45.34.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alvin, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395233344

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