The Border Theater
The Border Theater 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 Rotary Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
historic place in Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas
Dates from 1942.
Wikidata Q4944615, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- Leo Peña Placita Park: 0.1 mi
- Oblate Park: 0.4 mi
- Jose M. Lopez Park: 0.5 mi
- Lions Park: 0.6 mi
- Shary Building: 0.1 mi
- Gregg Wood Home: 0.2 mi
- Río Theatre: 0.3 mi
- Oblate Park: 0.3 mi
- Speer Memorial Library: 0.6 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.2 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.7 mi
- McAllen Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Hawk observation deck: 4.6 mi
- R&N Thrift: 4.7 mi
- Topgolf: 7.8 mi
- Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 9.1 mi
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Museum of South Texas History: 11.9 mi
- Jose de Escandon Statue: 11.1 mi
- Bronc Statue: 11.2 mi
- Sundial: 11.5 mi
- Mcallen Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Greenhouse and Garden: 11.6 mi
- Sam Fordyce: 12.5 mi
- Sunrise Hill: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Border Theater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Hill | E 90° | 25 m | 24.4 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971409982
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