Santos Benavides
Santos Benavides is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Peter Verdaguer, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Senator Judith Zaffirini Park: 0.5 mi
- Armando Cisneros Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Chaparral Park: 0.7 mi
- Cynthia Collazo Park: 0.8 mi
- Dr. Martha E. Villarreal Park: 0.9 mi
- Bishop Peter Verdaguer: 0.0 mi
- Refugio Benavides: 0.1 mi
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- City Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- San Bernardo Avenue: 1.5 mi
- Childhood Cancer Awareness: 0.4 mi
- El Sol sale para Todos: 0.5 mi
- Isabel Allende Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Miguel de Cervantes Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Osprey Hill: 3.0 mi
- El Pico: 8.2 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 16.8 mi
- Mendez Hills: 19.3 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 19.9 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 2.4 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 2.4 mi
- Laredo Water Museum: 2.5 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 2.7 mi
- Pescadito: 13.9 mi
- Islitas: 14.1 mi
- Darwin: 20.4 mi
- Santo Tomás: 22.1 mi
- El Portal: 2.6 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 3.0 mi
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 4.2 mi
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 4.1 mi
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santos Benavides. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos Blancos | NNW 329° | 182 m | 19.9 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NNW 333° | 177 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cerrito Prieto | ESE 115° | 172 m | 24.4 mi |
| El Pico | NW 321° | 152 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mendez Hills | S 170° | 144 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
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 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454134003
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