USS Lexington Museum on the Bay
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USS Lexington Museum on the Bay is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Big Hill stands 1 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Lexington, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to be named Cabot, the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently lost USS Lexington (CV-2), becoming the sixth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name in honor of the Battle of Lexington. Lexington was commissioned in February 1943 and saw extensive service through the Pacific War. For much of her service, she acted as the flagship for Admiral Marc Mitscher, and led the Fast Carrier Task Force through their battles across the Pacific. She was the recipient of 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation. Following the war, Lexington was decommissioned, but was modernized and reactivated in the early 1950s, being reclassified as an attack carrier (CVA). Later, she was reclassified as an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career, she operated both in the Atlantic/Mediterranean and the Pacific, but spent most of her time, nearly 30 years, in Pensacola, Florida, as a training carrier (CVT). Lexington was decommissioned in 1991, with an active service life longer than any other Essex-class ship. Following her decommissioning, she was donated for use as a museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2003, Lexington was designated a National Historic Landmark. Though her surviving sister ships Yorktown, Intrepid, and Hornet carry lower hull numbers, Lexington was laid down and commissioned earlier, making Lexington the oldest remaining fleet carrier in the world.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1423093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1942
- Elevation
- 0 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- USS Lexington: 0.2 mi
- Nueces County: 0.5 mi
- 1919 Storm: 0.6 mi
- Corpus Christi Longshoremen's Unions: 0.6 mi
- Julius Lichtenstein House: 0.7 mi
- Project Site: 0.2 mi
- Bayfront Art & Science Park: 0.5 mi
- Bayside Park: 0.7 mi
- Surfside Park: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
- Art Museum of South Texas: 0.4 mi
- Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History: 0.5 mi
- Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures: 0.6 mi
- Museum Of Hispanic Culture: 0.7 mi
- Tejano Civil Rights Museum: 0.7 mi
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 8.1 mi
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.0 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 0.8 mi
- University Beach: 8.0 mi
- New Port Pass: 17.2 mi
- J P Luby: 17.6 mi
- Holiday Beach: 20.0 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 0.5 mi
- Giant milk bottle: 0.9 mi
- Orion's Belt: 0.9 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 1.3 mi
- The Great Heron: 10.7 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 0.2 mi
- American Bank Center: 0.6 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 19.7 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Learning Garden: 3.1 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 11.0 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 19.2 mi
- Big Hill: 23.0 mi
- Little Dagger Hill: 24.9 mi
- McGloins Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Lexington Museum on the Bay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SSE 166° | 1 m | 23.0 mi |
| Little Dagger Hill | S 169° | 1 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corpus Christi NWS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 03001043OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — USS Lexington, reference 03001043, listed 07/31/03.
OpenStreetMap element way/165614046
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