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Benavides-Herrera House

Benavides-Herrera House from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.50289, -99.50372

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 0.4 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 1.1 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 335°182 m21.0 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 339°177 m17.9 mi
Cerrito PrietoESE 110°172 m24.9 mi
El PicoNNW 335°152 m9.1 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 165°144 m17.8 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12905940134

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