Historic site · Texas

The Battle of Palo Alto

The Battle of Palo Alto from directly overhead

The Battle of Palo Alto is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brownsville Sports Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1936
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.01455, -97.48101

3.9 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Brownsville Sports Park: 2.6 mi
Stillman Dog Park: 2.9 mi
La Esperanza Park: 3.1 mi
Windwood Park: 3.2 mi
North Brownsville Park: 3.7 mi

Historic sites

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Brasil Unit: 5.2 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 5.8 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 6.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 6.8 mi

Peaks9

Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 8.9 mi
Loma de la Jauja: 11.5 mi
Loma la Lauja: 12.6 mi
Palmito Hill: 13.3 mi
Loma Tio Alejos: 13.3 mi

Museums8

Children’s Museum of Brownsville: 6.8 mi
Historic Brownsville Museum: 7.5 mi
Stillman House Museum: 7.9 mi
Brownsville Heritage Museum: 7.9 mi
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum: 8.3 mi

Artworks8

Elon Musk Statue: 10.8 mi
Occupy Mars - Elon Musk Wall: 10.8 mi
DOGE: 10.8 mi
Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas: 18.1 mi
Grid Fin: 18.2 mi

Beaches4

Isla Blanca Beach: 20.6 mi
Aurora 19 Public Beach Access: 20.9 mi
South Padre Island Nude Beach: 23.0 mi
Thrive Beach: 24.4 mi

Gardens3

Nature Park Rain Garden: 4.5 mi
Nature Park Retention Garden: 4.5 mi
Butterfly Garden: 8.2 mi

Attractions3

Welcome to Texas Sign: 8.4 mi
Starbase Sign: 18.2 mi
Pier 19: 19.8 mi

Picnic sites2

Nature Park Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Prairie Island Picnic Area: 13.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Santa Rita: 7.7 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Harlingen: 19.1 mi

Cliffs1

Red Head Bluff: 21.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Palmito Hill	ESE 112°	11 m	13.3 mi
Loma de la Jauja	ESE 109°	9 m	11.5 mi
Loma la Cuchilla	ENE 74°	9 m	14.3 mi
Loma del Mesquite	E 82°	8 m	15.9 mi
Loma Tio Alejos	ESE 105°	7 m	13.3 mi
Loma la Lauja	NE 53°	6 m	12.6 mi
Loma del Islote	E 80°	6 m	16.5 mi
Loma de la Montuosa Chica	ESE 120°	3 m	8.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:11	19:42
June solstice	06:39	19:52	20:25
September equinox	07:19	18:57	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	63	67	71	77	82	86	86	87	83	78	71	64
Precip in	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.5	2.2	2.9	2.0	2.2	5.7	3.8	1.8	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402888005

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