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Matanza of 1915

Matanza of 1915 from directly overhead

Matanza of 1915 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stookey Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2014
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.10279, -97.59804

On the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Stookey Park: 1.9 mi
Valencia Park: 2.1 mi
Landrum Park: 2.7 mi
Plaza De San Benito Park: 2.8 mi
W. H. Heavin Memorial Park: 3.2 mi

Historic sites59

A.C. Purvis House: 2.9 mi
First Presbyterian Church of San Benito: 2.9 mi
All Saints' Episcopal Church: 2.9 mi
San Benito: 2.9 mi
San Benito Bank and Trust Company: 2.9 mi

Peaks12

Loma la Lauja: 17.3 mi
Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 18.3 mi
Loma de la Jauja: 20.6 mi
Harmony Hill: 20.9 mi
Loma la Cuchilla: 21.1 mi

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Carricitos Unit: 5.3 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Tucker Unit: 6.1 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Deshazo: 6.5 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Brasil Unit: 7.5 mi

Museums8

Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 14.3 mi
Historic Brownsville Museum: 14.8 mi
Stillman House Museum: 15.3 mi
Brownsville Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi

Artworks5

Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 8.7 mi
The History of Mexico & Mankind: 8.8 mi
Elon Musk Statue: 20.1 mi
Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 20.1 mi
DOGE: 20.1 mi

Gardens3

Nature Park Retention Garden: 7.8 mi
Nature Park Rain Garden: 7.8 mi
Butterfly Garden: 15.9 mi

Picnic sites2

Nature Park Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Prairie Island Picnic Area: 13.7 mi

Ghost towns1

Santa Rita: 8.5 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Harlingen: 9.6 mi

Attractions1

Welcome to Texas Sign: 16.3 mi

Cliffs1

Red Head Bluff: 20.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Matanza of 1915. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Harmony Hill	WNW 292°	25 m	20.9 mi
Sunrise Hill	WNW 291°	25 m	22.1 mi
Palmito Hill	ESE 120°	11 m	22.5 mi
Loma de la Jauja	ESE 118°	9 m	20.6 mi
Loma la Cuchilla	E 96°	9 m	21.1 mi
Loma del Mesquite	E 100°	8 m	23.4 mi
Goose Hill	NNE 32°	8 m	23.9 mi
Loma Tio Alejos	ESE 115°	7 m	22.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:12	19:42
June solstice	06:40	19:53	20:26
September equinox	07:20	18:58	19:28
December solstice	07:14	17:10	17:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	61	65	71	76	82	86	87	87	83	77	69	63
Precip in	1.2	1.2	1.5	2.3	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.1	5.8	3.1	2.0	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlingen, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402888039

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