South Texas Museum

South Texas Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 62 m. Carmel Hills stands 46 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is McGill Brothers Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it.
The story
historic place in Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas
Wikidata Q107318843, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 62 m
How to reach it
- On the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- McGill Brothers Building: 0.0 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Alice: 0.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church (Alice): 0.2 mi
- Alice: 0.2 mi
- Jim Wells County Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
- Plaza del Fuente: 0.6 mi
- Buena Vista Park: 0.6 mi
- Anderson Park: 1.6 mi
- Mary Garcia Park: 1.8 mi
- Violet Museum: 19.6 mi
- John E Conner Museum: 19.7 mi
- 1904 Train Depot Museum: 20.4 mi
- Lipantitlan State Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
- Carmel Hills: 24.5 mi
- Pila Blanca: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Texas Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Hills | NNE 23° | 46 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:58 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:08 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alice, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/368165687
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