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El Barrio Azteca

El Barrio Azteca from directly overhead

El Barrio Azteca is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is El Mural Azteca, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
metal
Inscription
One of the earliest residential neighborhoods in Laredo, this area was first divided into lots in the 1870s and 1880s. Residents worshiped at San Augustin Catholic Church and "La Iglesia Presbiteriana Sinai," which was established in 1895. The Mexican...

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.50186, -99.49577

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • El Azteca Park: 0.1 mi
  • Houston Park: 0.4 mi
  • Plaza Azteca: 0.5 mi
  • Plaza De La Noria: 0.5 mi
  • Parquecito Rivera del Río Bravo: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Osprey Hill: 4.4 mi
  • El Pico: 9.4 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 17.6 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 18.2 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 21.2 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 0.8 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 1.6 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 334°182 m21.2 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 338°177 m18.2 mi
Cerrito PrietoESE 110°172 m24.4 mi
El PicoNNW 333°152 m9.4 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 166°144 m17.6 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 5080 °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/12154213123

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