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City	Higgins
State	Texas (TX)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.120995
Longitude	-100.027432
Population	356
Density	123.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77705, 79046
Area Code	281, 806
County Seat	Beaumont
School District	Canadian Independent School District

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About Higgins, Texas

Higgins is a locality in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 123.9 people per km². Higgins is located at 36.1210°N, 100.0274°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Higgins is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77705, 79046.

Higgins sits upon a flat, humid expanse where the air holds the heavy salt-scent of the tide from the nearby open coastline. It lies 2.2 miles south-southeast of Beaumont, TX (from Beaumont, TX: bearing 153°T), and is situated 8.0 miles northwest of Nederland. Moisture clings to the tall grasses of Jacobs Park, where the horizon dissolves into the low, gray haze of the Gulf atmosphere. Only a mile away, the Neches River carves a slow, dark path through the earth, winding past the dense silhouettes of Harbor Island. To the north, the elevation rises slightly toward the rounded crest of Spindletop Hill, while the depression of Brakes Bayou captures the runoff of a landscape defined by its proximity to the water.

History in Higgins is written in the industrial rhythm of the extraction trade and the quiet persistence of those who work the margins of the salt-water marshes. The local economy remains anchored to the flow of resources, mirroring the steady, purposeful current of the McFadden Bend Cutoff five miles to the east. Travelers looking to ground themselves in the geography of the region often walk the Sprott Park Trail, keeping an eye on the shifting light that reflects off the distant surface of Sabine Lake. Life here moves with the tide, a steady, unadorned existence where the sound of the wind through the reeds matters more than the clamor of the world beyond the wetlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Higgins (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 218° SW
Will Rogers (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 218° SW
Lipscomb County (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 065° NE
Ellis County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 120° SE
Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 289° W
Black Kettle National Grassland (National Grassland) — 18.1 mi, 208° SW · 31k acres
City Park (Local Park) — 23.5 mi, 235° SW
Hemphill County Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 23.5 mi, 235° SW
River Valley Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 235° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 24.6 mi, 233° SW
Packsaddle Fee (Conservation Area) — 29.8 mi, 102° E
Wolf Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 34.7 mi, 281° W
Fort Supply Lake (Recreation Area) — 36.8 mi, 043° NE
Cast Away Intersection (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 215° SW
Boiling State Parkrings State Park (State Park) — 45.5 mi, 060° NE
Mobeetie Jail Museum (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 209° SW
Museum of the Plains (Museum) — 47.6 mi, 295° NW
Black Smith (Public Artwork) — 50.6 mi, 358° N
Balko School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 54.3 mi, 309° NW
Foss State Park (State Park) — 57.3 mi, 131° SE
National Route 66 and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 59.1 mi, 146° SE
Flix On 6 (Cinema) — 61.3 mi, 145° SE
U-Drop Inn (Museum) — 63.0 mi, 191° S
City meat market (erick) (Attraction) — 63.3 mi, 172° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 66.0 mi, 233° SW
Murals (Attraction) — 69.3 mi, 208° SW
Phillips 66 (Attraction) — 69.3 mi, 208° SW
McClellan Creek National Grassland (National Grassland) — 77.3 mi, 217° SW · 1,402 acres

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