- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trail0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 27.8303, -97.0866
Port Aransas Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 1 m. The nearest named place is Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.9 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Port Aransas
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center: 0.5 mi
- Port Aransas Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond: 0.9 mi
- Robert's Point Park: 1.4 mi
- I B Magee Beach Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- The Mercer Family on Mustang Island: 1.6 mi
- Mustang Island: 1.6 mi
- Aransas Pass, C.S.A: 1.6 mi
- United States Coast Guard on Mustang Island: 1.6 mi
- Tarpon Inn: 1.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Port Aransas Museum: 1.6 mi
- Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum: 7.6 mi
- Texas Maritime Museum: 13.7 mi
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- USS Lexington Museum on the Bay: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 7
- Holiday Beach: 1.7 mi
- Quarantine Shore: 5.6 mi
- Rockport Beach Park: 14.0 mi
- New Port Pass: 14.6 mi
- J P Luby: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 12.5 mi
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 5
- Giant milk bottle: 18.3 mi
- The Great Heron: 18.7 mi
- Orion's Belt: 18.7 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 18.7 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 1.3 mi
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 17.3 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 18.7 mi
- American Bank Center: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 19.0 mi
- The Learning Garden: 21.5 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aransas City: 19.4 mi
- Copano: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- McGloins Bluff: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Fourmile Hill: 19.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Aransas, 1 mi away.
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