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Don Tomás Sánchez

Don Tomás Sánchez from directly overhead

Don Tomás Sánchez is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Plaza Azteca, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates27.50510, -99.50313

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Plaza Azteca: 0.0 mi
  • Plaza De La Noria: 0.1 mi
  • Plaza Cuatro Caminos: 0.1 mi
  • Plaza Del Abrazo: 0.2 mi
  • Old Mercado Plaza: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 6
  • Osprey Hill: 4.7 mi
  • El Pico: 9.0 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 17.8 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 18.0 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 20.8 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 0.5 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 1.1 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Don Tomás Sánchez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 334°182 m20.8 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 339°177 m17.8 mi
Cerrito PrietoESE 110°172 m24.9 mi
El PicoNNW 335°152 m9.0 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 165°144 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:50
June solstice06:4420:0320:37
September equinox07:2719:0519:36
December solstice07:2517:1417:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586369768287888983766659
Precip in0.90.81.61.52.82.52.11.73.61.71.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12068392049

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