From Houston, Texas to Galveston, Texas


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MAP  DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS

WEATHER AND TRAFFIC 

SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY


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Leg 08, from Houston, Texas to Galveston, Texas

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DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Expected Date of Travel: Thursday April 19, 2001

Departing from: Houston, Texas

Arriving at: Galveston, Texas

Expected Mileage: 50.5 miles or 81.3 kilometers traveled in 1 hours 02 minutes. Planned route of travel is 92% on Interstate Highway, 7% on non-Interstate highways, 0% on state highways or minor roads and 1% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing).

Average Rate of Travel: 48.9 miles per hour or 78.7 kilometers per hour

Route Overview:

How much can you say? Leave Houston on Interstate 45 then head out to Galveston.

Comments

This is the shortest segment of the entire trip at only 50 miles. This allows plenty of time to do things in Houston, catch up on laundry and if necessary do any bike maintenance.

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WEATHER AND TRAFFIC

Texas Department of Transportation Road Conditions

Historical Weather Data
Record Low
Average Low
Mean
Average High
Record High
Precip

Houston, TX ()

46F
61F
71F
80F
88F
Mod

Galveston, TX ()

48F
66F
70F
74F
83F
Mod
Source:
www.weather.com look for the Records and Averages area of the site.

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SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY

Galveston as recorded in the University of Texas Handbook of Texas

TravelTex a mainstream tourism resource.

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(c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/15/2001