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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

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, 8.6 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

Coordinates29.31412, -95.88683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Don Wenzel Memorial Harvest Park: 6.6 mi
  • Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
  • Bates Allen Park: 10.8 mi
  • King-Kennedy Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Croom Park: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Fort Bend County Fairgrounds: 14.8 mi
  • Fairgrounds Stage: 14.9 mi
  • 1930s George Ranch Home: 17.4 mi
  • Cowboy Barns and Working Pens: 17.4 mi
  • 1930s George Cattle Complex: 17.5 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Preston Street Community Garden: 20.0 mi
  • The Gardens at Parkway: 23.0 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 6
  • Elm Ridge: 5.9 mi
  • Peach Break: 6.3 mi
  • Damon Mound: 8.6 mi
  • Nash Dome: 14.1 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hansen Park: 18.9 mi
  • Backyard Park: 21.3 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Damon MoundE 100°44 m8.6 mi
Huntington MoundN 2°35 m21.9 mi
Elm RidgeWNW 299°28 m5.9 mi
Peach BreakNW 310°27 m6.3 mi
Nash DomeE 93°17 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0419:35
June solstice06:2519:5220:27
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:1416:5517:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697681838480716255
Precip in4.13.03.43.64.94.63.84.54.95.24.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompsons 3 WSW, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1474237428

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