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Holding Institute(Laredo Seminary)

Holding Institute(Laredo Seminary) from directly overhead

Holding Institute(Laredo Seminary) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grow, Create, Explore, Imagine, Learn, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
metal
Inscription
"The Women's Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and missionaries Annie Williams and Rebecca Toland, established the Laredo Seminary in 1880 as a boarding school for young women. The school opened in 1882 at a site near the..."

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.50898, -99.51046

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Saint Peter's Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Jarvis Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Bruni Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Old Mercado Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Plaza Uno: 0.5 mi
Museums: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Osprey Hill: 5.0 mi
  • El Pico: 8.6 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 17.4 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 18.3 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 0.5 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 0.8 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holding Institute(Laredo Seminary). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 335°182 m20.4 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 340°177 m17.4 mi
El PicoNNW 337°152 m8.6 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 164°144 m18.3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12078056042

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