- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Palmito Hill11 m · 14.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trail5.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 26.1316, -97.1703
John L. Tompkins Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 2 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- City of South Padre Island
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John L. Tompkins Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSW 208° | 11 m | 14.9 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | SW 232° | 9 m | 7.0 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SW 216° | 9 m | 14.5 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | SSW 210° | 8 m | 7.0 mi |
| Goose Hill | NW 323° | 8 m | 22.8 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SSW 209° | 7 m | 13.2 mi |
| Loma del Islote | SSW 209° | 6 m | 6.1 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | W 267° | 6 m | 9.3 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
133 named places within 25 miles
- South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- South Padre Island Convention Center Nature Trail: 0.7 mi
- Andy Bowie County Park: 0.8 mi
- Water Tower Park: 1.3 mi
- Edwin King Atwood Park: 2.3 mi
- Padre J. Nicolas Balli: 3.2 mi
- 1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building: 4.0 mi
- Brazos Santiago, C.S.A.: 4.3 mi
- Port of Matamoros: 4.3 mi
- Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island Military Depot: 4.3 mi
- Loma del Islote: 6.1 mi
- Loma de la Draga: 6.8 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 7.0 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 7.0 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 9.3 mi
- Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 4.4 mi
- Grid Fin: 10.1 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 10.2 mi
- DOGE: 15.4 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 15.5 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 0.6 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 4.2 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 5.0 mi
- Thrive Beach: 8.1 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 11.3 mi
- Pier 19: 3.7 mi
- Starbase Sign: 10.3 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 4.5 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 19.2 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 19.2 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 16.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:10 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:08 | 17:43 |
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 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 64 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Padre IS, 5 mi away.
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