San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Runge Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Runge Park: 3.8 mi
- Santa Fe Girls Softball: 5.6 mi
- Albert Finkle County Park: 7.0 mi
- Jack Brooks Park: 7.1 mi
- Roadside County Park: 7.7 mi
- Runge Park: 3.8 mi
- Arcadia Christian Church: 4.1 mi
- Dairy Industry in the Santa Fe Area: 4.2 mi
- Alta Loma Cemetery: 4.3 mi
- Santa Fe Consolidated High School: 4.4 mi
- Alvin Museum: 6.8 mi
- Perry House: 13.8 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 13.9 mi
- Space Center Houston: 15.6 mi
- Texas City Museum: 15.7 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 14.3 mi
- West Beach: 14.8 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 15.1 mi
- Galveston Beach: 15.8 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 15.9 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 18.6 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 20.3 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 22.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.8 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 18.9 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 21.4 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 17.7 mi
- Graffitti Rock: 19.1 mi
- Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center: 20.0 mi
- pear: 20.9 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 22.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 9.1 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 14.0 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 14.9 mi
- Slough Ridge: 23.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 18.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SSW 198° | 9 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSE 163° | 2 m | 9.1 mi |
| Slough Ridge | SSW 203° | 2 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:52 | 17:27 |
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 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alvin, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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