Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Hawkins Hill stands 27 m to the north, 21 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Old River: 2.6 mi
- Hartman Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- St. Emily Methodist Church: 3.4 mi
- Henry and Amelia Griffith: 3.5 mi
- Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post: 5.8 mi
- M. Q. Bradford Park: 3.0 mi
- City of Old River-Winfree Park: 3.2 mi
- Joe Matthews Park: 3.5 mi
- Mont Belvieu City Park: 4.9 mi
- Cherry Point Park: 5.1 mi
- Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum: 5.0 mi
- Chambers County Museum at Wallisville: 5.8 mi
- Wallisville Heritage Park Museum: 7.0 mi
- Old School Museum: 11.1 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 5.2 mi
- Barbers Hill: 6.9 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 18.4 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 18.4 mi
- Hawkins Hill: 21.1 mi
- Needle Point: 9.3 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 13.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Chambers County Westbound Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Chambers County Eastbound Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 18.1 mi
- Ingenia Polymers Houston: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Hill | N 9° | 27 m | 21.1 mi |
| Barbers Hill | WSW 239° | 25 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ESE 110° | 6 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | SW 225° | 3 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | SSW 205° | 0 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:49 | 17:25 |
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 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Liberty, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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