Historic site · Texas
Shary Building
Shary Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Sunrise Hill stands 25 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Border Theater, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates26.21486, -98.32458
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- The Border Theater: 0.1 mi
- Gregg Wood Home: 0.2 mi
- Oblate Park: 0.3 mi
- Río Theatre: 0.3 mi
- Speer Memorial Library: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Leo Peña Placita Park: 0.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.2 mi
- Oblate Park: 0.3 mi
- Jose M. Lopez Park: 0.5 mi
- Lions Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.2 mi
- McAllen Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- R&N Thrift: 4.6 mi
- Hawk observation deck: 4.7 mi
- Topgolf: 7.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 9.0 mi
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Museum of South Texas History: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- Jose de Escandon Statue: 11.1 mi
- Bronc Statue: 11.2 mi
- Sundial: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Mcallen Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Greenhouse and Garden: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sam Fordyce: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sunrise Hill: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shary Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Hill | E 90° | 25 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:15 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:42 | 19:56 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:13 | 17:47 |
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 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 62 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcallen, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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