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Raymond and Tirza Martin High School

Raymond and Tirza Martin High School from directly overhead

Raymond and Tirza Martin High School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Selena, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium
Inscription
In the 1930s, Laredo’s growing scholastic population dictated the need for a new high school, as students outgrew the campus built on Zaragoza Street twenty years before. Superintendent William Patrick Galligan oversaw construction of a new high school...

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.51761, -99.50540

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Selena: 0.1 mi
  • Virgen de Guadalupe: 0.3 mi
  • MAD Hands Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Plight of the Monarch: 0.5 mi
  • Selena Nunca Te Olvidare: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Eliseo Valdez Jr. Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dr. Cecilia May Moreno Park: 0.5 mi
  • Zacate Creek Linear Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bruni Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Scott Street Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Osprey Hill: 4.5 mi
  • El Pico: 8.2 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 17.0 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 18.8 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 1.2 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 1.4 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Raymond and Tirza Martin High School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 334°182 m20.0 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 339°177 m17.0 mi
El PicoNNW 333°152 m8.2 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 165°144 m18.8 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 50–80 °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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12454134008

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