Alta Vista Apartments
Alta Vista Apartments is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Andrew's Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas
Wikidata Q110022560, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Andrew's Park: 0.2 mi
- Buelah Lee Park: 0.2 mi
- Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Washington Park: 0.6 mi
- Arturo Galvan Coastal Park: 0.6 mi
- Port Isabel Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Fort Polk: 0.4 mi
- Point Isabel, C.S.A.: 0.4 mi
- Old Point Isabel Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Charles Champion: 0.4 mi
- Loma del Islote: 1.6 mi
- Loma de la Draga: 2.4 mi
- Loma del Mesquite: 2.4 mi
- Loma la Cuchilla: 2.9 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 7.3 mi
- Port Isabel Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Treasures of the Gulf Museum: 0.4 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 20.7 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 21.3 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 21.4 mi
- Jesus Christ of the Fisherman Statue: 3.5 mi
- Grid Fin: 6.5 mi
- Mars Base Mural: 6.6 mi
- DOGE: 10.8 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 10.9 mi
- Isla Blanca Beach: 3.6 mi
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 4.3 mi
- South Padre Island Nude Beach: 9.0 mi
- Thrive Beach: 11.9 mi
- UFO Beach (clothing optional): 15.0 mi
- Pier 19: 2.7 mi
- Starbase Sign: 6.7 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 20.7 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 16.2 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.1 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Santa Rita: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alta Vista Apartments. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmito Hill | SSW 205° | 11 m | 10.3 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | W 259° | 9 m | 2.9 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | SW 215° | 9 m | 9.9 mi |
| Loma del Mesquite | SSW 199° | 8 m | 2.4 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNW 333° | 8 m | 24.5 mi |
| Loma Tio Alejos | SSW 206° | 7 m | 8.7 mi |
| Loma del Islote | S 190° | 6 m | 1.6 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | WNW 296° | 6 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:08 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5222141465
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