Ghost town · Texas

Santa Rita

Santa Rita from directly overhead

Santa Rita is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sabas Cavazos Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

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Coordinates25.97944, -97.59889

On the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.3 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Brasil Unit: 2.6 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.3 mi

Parks

World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park: 2.1 mi
Don Jose Esparza Park: 3.7 mi
Monte Bella Trails Park: 3.8 mi
El Ranchito Community Park: 4.3 mi
La Galaxia/La Lomita Park: 4.4 mi

Peaks9

Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 15.2 mi
Loma de la Jauja: 18.2 mi
Palmito Hill: 19.8 mi
Loma la Lauja: 20.0 mi
Loma Tio Alejos: 20.2 mi

Museums6

Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 7.7 mi
Historic Brownsville Museum: 7.9 mi
Stillman House Museum: 8.4 mi
Brownsville Heritage Museum: 8.4 mi
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 8.7 mi

Artworks5

Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 15.9 mi
The History of Mexico & Mankind: 16.0 mi
Elon Musk Statue: 17.4 mi
Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 17.4 mi
DOGE: 17.4 mi

Gardens3

Butterfly Garden: 9.1 mi
Nature Park Retention Garden: 10.4 mi
Nature Park Rain Garden: 10.4 mi

Picnic sites2

Nature Park Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Prairie Island Picnic Area: 19.3 mi

Attractions1

Welcome to Texas Sign: 9.6 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Harlingen: 16.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Palmito Hill	E 98°	11 m	19.8 mi
Loma de la Jauja	E 94°	9 m	18.2 mi
Loma la Cuchilla	ENE 73°	9 m	22.0 mi
Loma del Mesquite	E 79°	8 m	23.5 mi
Loma Tio Alejos	E 93°	7 m	20.2 mi
Loma la Lauja	ENE 60°	6 m	20.0 mi
Loma del Islote	ENE 78°	6 m	24.2 mi
Loma de la Montuosa Chica	E 98°	3 m	15.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:12	19:42
June solstice	06:40	19:52	20:26
September equinox	07:20	18:58	19:28
December solstice	07:14	17:10	17:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	63	67	71	77	82	86	86	87	83	78	71	64
Precip in	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.5	2.2	2.9	2.0	2.2	5.7	3.8	1.8	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 12 mi away.

Sources

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