Skip to content

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

Coordinates27.74950, -98.07428

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • Violet Museum: 19.6 mi
  • John E Conner Museum: 19.7 mi
  • 1904 Train Depot Museum: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Carmel Hills: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carmel HillsNNE 23°46 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3819:5820:32
September equinox07:2218:5919:30
December solstice07:2017:0817:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586368758085878783766760
Precip in1.31.31.71.03.52.32.52.65.32.71.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alice, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368165687

More museums in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to South Texas Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens