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El Plan de San Diego

El Plan de San Diego from directly overhead

El Plan de San Diego is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. San Cajo stands 216 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Padre Pedro Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 9.5 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

city in Duval and Jim Wells counties, Texas, United States and county seat of Duval County

Wikidata Q979834, matched on coordinates and name (281 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.75997, -98.23890

34 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • Padre Pedro Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Plaza del Fuente: 9.7 mi
  • Veterans Plaza Park: 10.3 mi
  • Buena Vista Park: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Findley Park: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Piedritos Hill: 20.9 mi
  • San Cajo: 21.2 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San CajoNW 314°216 m21.2 mi
Piedritos HillWNW 291°207 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3919:5820:32
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2017:0817:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586368758085878783766760
Precip in1.31.31.71.03.52.32.52.65.32.71.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alice, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6209295803

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