San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 17 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Snake Creek Cemetery and Church: 4.9 mi
- Freeman W. Douglass: 5.1 mi
- Abraham Darst: 5.1 mi
- Needville Methodist Church: 7.1 mi
- Edmund Calloway Darst: 7.4 mi
- Don Wenzel Memorial Harvest Park: 6.8 mi
- Historical Marker: 11.4 mi
- Bates Allen Park: 12.0 mi
- Croom Park: 12.7 mi
- King-Kennedy Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Fort Bend County Fairgrounds: 15.2 mi
- Fairgrounds Stage: 15.2 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- 1930s George Ranch Home: 17.2 mi
- Cowboy Barns and Working Pens: 17.2 mi
- Wharton County Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- 20th Century Technology Museum: 13.8 mi
- Nature Center: 17.1 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 17.4 mi
- Black Cowboy Museum: 17.8 mi
- Preston Street Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- The Gardens at Parkway: 23.0 mi
- Cactus Garden: 23.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.8 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 23.8 mi
- Alligator: 22.4 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 22.6 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 22.7 mi
- Group of 14 Torch Drawings: 22.8 mi
- Pastoral: 22.8 mi
- Newgulf: 3.9 mi
- Peach Creek: 5.3 mi
- Preston: 6.0 mi
- Waterville: 9.0 mi
- Hasima: 19.9 mi
- Elm Ridge: 7.2 mi
- Damon Mound: 7.4 mi
- Peach Break: 7.6 mi
- Nash Dome: 13.0 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 15.7 mi
- Hansen Park: 17.7 mi
- Backyard Park: 20.2 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 | E 97° | 44 m | 7.4 mi |
| Huntington Mound | N 359° | 35 m | 22.6 mi |
| Elm Ridge | WNW 299° | 28 m | 7.2 mi |
| Peach Break | NW 308° | 27 m | 7.6 mi |
| Nash Dome | E 90° | 17 m | 13.0 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 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 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 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompsons 3 WSW, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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