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Old Lopeno

Old Lopeno from directly overhead

Old Lopeno is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Loma Blanca stands 123 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Falcon, a historic site 4.9 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

About

The story

census-designated place in Zapata County, Texas

Wikidata Q2456813, matched on coordinates and name (195 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1984
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.70865, -99.11066

On the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

34 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites11

Old Falcon: 4.9 mi
Old Zapata: 16.4 mi
Old Zapata: 16.4 mi
Mission Mier a Visita: 17.9 mi
The Mier Expedition: 20.4 mi

Parks10

Salineño Community Park: 12.5 mi
Zapata County Courthouse Plaza: 16.4 mi
Bravo Park: 16.6 mi
Zapata Sesquicentennial Trail Park: 16.6 mi
Fronton Plaza: 20.8 mi

Nature reserves8

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 10.8 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 11.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 12.6 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 18.4 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 19.9 mi

Peaks2

Loma Blanca: 6.4 mi
Gongora Hill: 20.7 mi

Museums2

Roma Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
Zapata County Museum of History: 16.6 mi

Gardens1

Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Loma Blanca	NW 305°	123 m	6.4 mi
Gongora Hill	SSE 162°	101 m	20.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:41	19:18	19:48
June solstice	06:44	20:00	20:34
September equinox	07:26	19:04	19:34
December solstice	07:22	17:14	17:49

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	60	65	72	78	84	89	89	90	85	78	69	61
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.8	1.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.6	4.9	1.4	1.3	1.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454038412

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