San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sweeny Plantation: 4.7 mi
- Phillips Family Cemetery: 5.5 mi
- W. H. Abrams Well No. 1: 7.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Sweeny: 8.1 mi
- Sweeny Cemetery: 8.2 mi
- Hanson Riverside County Park: 7.6 mi
- Backyard Park: 8.2 mi
- First Capitol Park: 9.3 mi
- Varner Hogg Plantation State Historical Park: 9.6 mi
- Highland Park: 13.9 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 9.1 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 15.1 mi
- Museum Annex: 15.1 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 15.8 mi
- Nature Center: 20.3 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Cactus Garden: 16.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 11.3 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 11.4 mi
- Metal Rooster: 14.6 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 22.1 mi
- Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center: 22.9 mi
- Hasima: 7.8 mi
- Newgulf: 10.1 mi
- Waterville: 13.9 mi
- Preston: 13.9 mi
- Peach Creek: 16.4 mi
- Damon Mound: 10.9 mi
- Nash Dome: 14.3 mi
- Elm Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Peach Break: 19.1 mi
- Hansen Park: 7.6 mi
- Backyard Park: 8.2 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound | NNE 16° | 44 m | 10.9 mi |
| Elm Ridge | NW 325° | 28 m | 18.3 mi |
| Peach Break | NNW 327° | 27 m | 19.1 mi |
| Nash Dome | NE 37° | 17 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:55 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BAY City WTR WKS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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