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Wharton County Historical Museum

Wharton County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Wharton County Historical Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 20th Century Technology Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 19 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
27 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.34382, -96.09215

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Harris Park: 2.5 mi
  • Port of Wharton Riverfront Park: 2.6 mi
  • Croom Park: 2.7 mi
  • Bates Allen Park: 8.1 mi
  • King-Kennedy Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Elm Ridge: 7.3 mi
  • Peach Break: 7.7 mi
  • Damon Mound: 21.2 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Fort Bend County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
  • Fairgrounds Stage: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Damon MoundE 100°44 m21.2 mi
Huntington MoundNNE 33°35 m23.8 mi
Elm RidgeE 84°28 m7.3 mi
Peach BreakENE 75°27 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0519:36
June solstice06:2619:5320:28
September equinox07:1318:5119:22
December solstice07:1516:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545764707782858581736356
Precip in3.11.92.83.14.84.94.33.95.75.65.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Campo, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368165108

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