San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hansen Park, a picnic site 2.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanson Riverside County Park: 2.1 mi
- First Capitol Park: 4.8 mi
- Backyard Park: 4.8 mi
- Varner Hogg Plantation State Historical Park: 5.2 mi
- Brazoria City Park: 10.0 mi
- Phillips Family Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Sweeny Plantation: 3.7 mi
- St. John's Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M.: 3.7 mi
- Site of the Home of Josiah Hughes Bell: 3.8 mi
- John Adriance: 3.9 mi
- Snail Garden: 16.2 mi
- Downtown Gazebo: 16.3 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Columbia Historical Museum Association: 4.2 mi
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Alden B. Dow Office Museum: 16.5 mi
- Brazoria County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 18.4 mi
- Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion: 6.3 mi
- Gazebo for James Richard Marmion: 6.4 mi
- Art Bench with Mosiac: 16.5 mi
- Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center: 17.7 mi
- Metal Rooster: 17.7 mi
- Hasima: 7.3 mi
- Newgulf: 15.1 mi
- Preston: 19.1 mi
- Waterville: 19.4 mi
- Lake Barbara: 20.2 mi
- Damon Mound: 12.4 mi
- Nash Dome: 13.5 mi
- Elm Ridge: 23.0 mi
- Peach Break: 23.7 mi
- Hansen Park: 2.0 mi
- Backyard Park: 4.9 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site: 8.6 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 | N 349° | 44 m | 12.4 mi |
| Elm Ridge | NW 316° | 28 m | 23.0 mi |
| Peach Break | NW 319° | 27 m | 23.7 mi |
| Nash Dome | NNE 14° | 17 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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