Benavides-Herrera House
Benavides-Herrera House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Living Mural, a artwork 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
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- A fine example of the vernacular Mexican structures in Laredo's San Agustín historic district, this house was built about 1879. Rancher Natividad Herrera built the house for his wife, Ester Benavides de Herrera (daughter of Captain Refugio Benavides)...
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Living Mural: 0.0 mi
- El Meson de San Agustin Mural: 0.1 mi
- Tatangelo Parkway Mural: 0.1 mi
- General Ignacio Zaragoza: 0.2 mi
- Don Tomás Sánchez: 0.2 mi
- San Agustin Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Plaza Azteca: 0.2 mi
- Old Mercado Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Plaza De La Noria: 0.2 mi
- Parquecito Rivera del Río Bravo: 0.2 mi
- The Ramón Family: 0.1 mi
- San Agustin Cathedral: 0.1 mi
- Casa Ortiz: 0.1 mi
- St. Augustine Parochial School: 0.1 mi
- Original site of Villa de Laredo: 0.1 mi
- Osprey Hill: 4.8 mi
- El Pico: 9.1 mi
- Mendez Hills: 17.8 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 17.9 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 21.0 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 0.0 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 0.1 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 0.1 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 1.1 mi
- Laredo Water Museum: 1.8 mi
- Islitas: 14.6 mi
- Pescadito: 15.1 mi
- Darwin: 20.7 mi
- Santo Tomás: 22.5 mi
- El Portal: 0.4 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 1.1 mi
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 6.4 mi
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 6.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benavides-Herrera House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos Blancos | NNW 335° | 182 m | 21.0 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NNW 339° | 177 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerrito Prieto | ESE 110° | 172 m | 24.9 mi |
| El Pico | NNW 335° | 152 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mendez Hills | SSE 165° | 144 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
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 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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