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Big Thicket National Preserve - Loblolly Unit

Big Thicket National Preserve - Loblolly Unit from directly overhead

Big Thicket National Preserve - Loblolly Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Davis Hill stands 74 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Batson Prairie School & Church and Guedry Cemetery, a historic site 6.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 30 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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National Park Service

How to reach it

Coordinates30.28242, -94.67319

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Lincoln Park: 7.5 mi
  • Davis Hill State Park: 9.2 mi
  • Liberty Municipal Park: 15.3 mi
  • Ruth Canfield Park: 16.6 mi
  • Hayes Park: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Hawkins Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Davis Hill: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Thicket National Preserve - Loblolly Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis HillWNW 283°74 m10.3 mi
Hawkins HillSW 218°27 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5919:31
June solstice06:1819:4920:24
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1216:4717:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535663687681848480716154
Precip in5.13.94.04.65.56.05.05.56.96.34.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Liberty, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/548687086

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