San Benito
San Benito is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Harmony Hill stands 25 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is San Benito Bank and Trust Company, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in San Benito, Cameron County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023366, matched on coordinates and name (134 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- San Benito Bank and Trust Company: 0.1 mi
- Water District Building: 0.1 mi
- First Methodist Church of San Benito: 0.2 mi
- San Benito Post Office: 0.2 mi
- A.C. Purvis House: 0.2 mi
- Plaza De San Benito Park: 0.1 mi
- Landrum Park: 0.4 mi
- Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
- W. H. Heavin Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Valencia Park: 0.8 mi
- Harmony Hill: 18.2 mi
- Loma la Lauja: 19.4 mi
- Sunrise Hill: 19.5 mi
- Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 21.2 mi
- Loma de la Jauja: 23.4 mi
- Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 6.3 mi
- Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 17.1 mi
- Historic Brownsville Museum: 17.5 mi
- Stillman House Museum: 18.0 mi
- Brownsville Heritage Museum: 18.0 mi
- Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 5.8 mi
- The History of Mexico & Mankind: 5.9 mi
- Elon Musk Statue: 22.9 mi
- Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 22.9 mi
- DOGE: 22.9 mi
- Nature Park Retention Garden: 10.4 mi
- Nature Park Rain Garden: 10.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.6 mi
- Nature Park Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Prairie Island Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 10.7 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 19.0 mi
- Red Head Bluff: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Benito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | WNW 288° | 25 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | WNW 287° | 25 m | 19.5 mi |
| Loma de la Jauja | ESE 120° | 9 m | 23.4 mi |
| Loma la Cuchilla | E 100° | 9 m | 23.5 mi |
| Goose Hill | NE 39° | 8 m | 23.5 mi |
| Loma la Lauja | E 91° | 6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Loma de la Montuosa Chica | SE 126° | 3 m | 21.2 mi |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402888048
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