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Felipe Valerio Store and Garage

Felipe Valerio Store and Garage from directly overhead

Felipe Valerio Store and Garage is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. San Cajo stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pila Blanca, a ghost town 3.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 21 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.80913, -98.42200

35 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Piedritos Hill: 9.3 mi
  • San Cajo: 11.9 mi
  • Sarnosa Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Cedro Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Loma Pinta: 18.8 mi
Parks: 7
  • Padre Pedro Plaza: 11.7 mi
  • Plaza del Fuente: 21.2 mi
  • Lake Findley Park: 21.7 mi
  • Veterans Plaza Park: 21.9 mi
  • Anderson Park: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Felipe Valerio Store and Garage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San CajoNNW216 m11.9 mi
Sarnosa HillW211 m14.9 mi
Piedritos HillWNW207 m9.3 mi
Cedro HillWSW199 m17.3 mi
Loma PintaNNW192 m18.8 mi
Loma AltaNNW185 m20.6 mi
Devils Center TableN166 m22.6 mi
LaChusa HillN160 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1519:45
June solstice06:3919:5920:33
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2117:0917:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F556066727984868681746457
Precip in1.21.31.92.12.83.12.42.53.41.81.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freer, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6209295802

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