Treasures of the Gulf Museum
Treasures of the Gulf Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Isabel, C.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This museum examines the Spanish fleet that shipwrecked in 1554 just 30 miles north on Padre Island. Wreck artifacts range from silver coins to ship cannons. The museum explains nautical advances and recounts interaction between Spanish Explorers and Nati
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Isabel, C.S.A.: 0.0 mi
- Charles Champion: 0.0 mi
- Fort Polk: 0.1 mi
- Old Point Isabel Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Port of Matamoros: 0.1 mi
- Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Buelah Lee Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Port Isabel Veterans Park: 0.4 mi
- St. Andrew's Park: 0.6 mi
- Loma del Islote: 1.7 mi
- Loma de la Draga: 2.4 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 2.5 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 3.3 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 7.7 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 21.0 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 21.5 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 21.6 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 21.6 mi
- Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 3.1 mi
- Grid Fin: 6.3 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 6.4 mi
- DOGE: 11.0 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 11.0 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 3.2 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 4.1 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 9.0 mi
- Thrive Beach: 11.9 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 15.1 mi
- Pier 19: 2.3 mi
- Starbase Sign: 6.5 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 21.0 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 16.6 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 16.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.4 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Treasures of the Gulf Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSW 207° | 11 m | 10.4 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | W 262° | 9 m | 3.3 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SW 218° | 9 m | 10.1 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | SSW 209° | 8 m | 2.5 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNW 333° | 8 m | 24.8 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SSW 208° | 7 m | 8.7 mi |
| Loma del Islote | SSW 204° | 6 m | 1.7 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | WNW 296° | 6 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:08 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6589021327
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