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Zapata County

Zapata County from directly overhead

Zapata County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Mogotes Hill stands 170 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Uribeño., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates26.95457, -99.34244

18 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 8
Parks: 4
  • Zapata Sesquicentennial Trail Park: 5.7 mi
  • Bravo Park: 5.8 mi
  • Zapata County Courthouse Plaza: 5.9 mi
  • Blas Maira Uribe Plaza: 8.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Zapata County Museum of History: 5.8 mi
  • La Paz Museum: 8.5 mi
  • La Paz Museum: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Mogotes Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Loma Blanca: 16.1 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mogotes HillNE 36°170 m13.3 mi
Mendez HillsNNW 346°144 m21.3 mi
Loma BlancaSE 146°123 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:4520:0120:35
September equinox07:2719:0519:35
December solstice07:2317:1517:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576370768287878883766658
Precip in0.80.40.71.22.62.62.81.54.41.41.20.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zapata 1 S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971411845

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