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Porter Cottage

Porter Cottage from directly overhead

Porter Cottage is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinojosa House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates25.91965, -97.49288
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Dean Porter Park: 0.3 mi
  • Linear Park: 0.7 mi
  • Prax Orive (Sunrise) Park: 0.7 mi
  • Los Ebanos Bougainvillea Display Garden: 0.8 mi
  • West Brownsville Little League Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 8.7 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 11.9 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 13.9 mi
  • Loma la Lauja: 17.8 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Isla Blanca Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillE 83°11 m13.1 mi
Loma de la JaujaENE 76°9 m11.9 mi
Loma la CuchillaNE 54°9 m17.8 mi
Loma del MesquiteENE 62°8 m18.6 mi
Loma Tio AlejosENE 77°7 m13.9 mi
Loma la LaujaNE 37°6 m17.8 mi
Loma del IsloteENE 61°6 m19.4 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaENE 76°3 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:4019:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1317:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402888057

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