San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluebonnet Park: 1.6 mi
- Plantation Oaks Park: 1.7 mi
- Brazoswood Key Club Park: 2.0 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 2.1 mi
- Timbercreek Park: 2.2 mi
- The Brazos Canal: 1.9 mi
- Joseph H. Hawkins: 3.4 mi
- Mammoth Lake: 3.9 mi
- Phair Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- William Harris Wharton: 4.4 mi
- Alden B. Dow Office Museum: 3.1 mi
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Brazosport Museum of Nature Science: 3.2 mi
- Brazoria County Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Freeport Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 2.8 mi
- Texas Flag Mural: 4.3 mi
- Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center: 5.0 mi
- Graffitti Rock: 6.6 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 12.9 mi
- Slough Ridge: 9.2 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 13.2 mi
- Nash Dome: 20.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 21.4 mi
- Damon Mound: 23.5 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Hansen Park: 14.5 mi
- Backyard Park: 16.9 mi
- Snail Garden: 2.9 mi
- Downtown Gazebo: 3.0 mi
- Lake Barbara: 5.0 mi
- Hasima: 20.7 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 13.9 mi
- Bryan Beach: 13.8 mi
- San Luis Beach: 19.5 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 | NW 308° | 44 m | 23.5 mi |
| Nash Dome | NW 320° | 17 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hoskins Mound | ENE 73° | 9 m | 13.2 mi |
| Slough Ridge | ESE 120° | 2 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | ENE 67° | 2 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:50 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angleton LK Jackson Brazoria C, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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