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Victoria County

Victoria County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

monument in Victoria (vicinity), Victoria County, Texas

Dates from 1938.

Wikidata Q110002818, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.80131, -97.00132

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Deleon Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Brownson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hopkins Park: 0.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.7 mi
Museums: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Goldmans Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Indian Mound: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goldmans HillWSW 248°29 m3.3 mi
Indian MoundS 187°15 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3119:5520:30
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1817:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864697682848580726356
Precip in3.02.22.33.45.13.53.73.23.83.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Fire Dept #5, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414437

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