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Tijerina House

Tijerina House from directly overhead

Tijerina House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cisneros House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Historic place in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023528, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates25.90807, -97.50272
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Washington Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harry E. McNair Park: 0.3 mi
  • Prax Orive (Sunrise) Park: 0.4 mi
  • Linear Park: 0.5 mi
  • Alice Wilson Hope Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 9.5 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 12.7 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 14.7 mi
  • Loma la Lauja: 18.8 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Isla Blanca Beach: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillE11 m13.8 mi
Loma de la JaujaENE9 m12.7 mi
Loma la CuchillaNE9 m18.8 mi
Loma del MesquiteENE8 m19.6 mi
Loma Tio AlejosENE7 m14.7 mi
Loma la LaujaNE6 m18.8 mi
Loma del IsloteENE6 m20.3 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaENE3 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:4019:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1317:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402888064

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