- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hoskins Mound9 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Independence Trail3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 29.3628, -95.0031
Carbide Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 4 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Galveston County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carbide Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SW 221° | 9 m | 20.6 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | N 358° | 3 m | 24.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSW 211° | 2 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NNE 12° | 0 m | 21.1 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Carbide Park: 0.0 mi
- Westlawn Park: 0.9 mi
- Bobby Beach Park: 1.1 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.2 mi
- Mahan Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Stringfellow Orchards: 1.3 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 1.3 mi
- City of Hitchcock: 1.9 mi
- Frank Bell, Jr.: 1.9 mi
- La Marque: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 37
- Moody Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Elissa: 13.1 mi
- USS Stewart: 13.6 mi
- USS Cavalla: 13.7 mi
- Conning Tower of USS Carp: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 18
- Sunny Beach: 11.4 mi
- West Beach: 11.5 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 11.6 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 11.7 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 11.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Texas City Museum: 6.3 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
- Texas Seaport Museum: 13.2 mi
- Moody Mansion: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 9
- Carol's Garden: 12.9 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 13.0 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 13.0 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 13.2 mi
- Harris Garden: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 9.4 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 11.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 12.7 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 20.6 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 21.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 14.0 mi
- Bolivar Point: 14.7 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 9 mi away.
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