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Zuniga House

Zuniga House from directly overhead

Zuniga House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 956 Mural, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium
Inscription
Roberto Zuniga moved to Laredo in 1916 from Monterrey, Mexico and established a custom brokerage business in 1918 with his brother Alfonso Zuniga. Roberto and Elvira Zuniga hired the local John O. Buenz Lumber Company to build this house in 1923 in the,,,

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.50400, -99.48743

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Slaughter Park: 0.5 mi
  • El Azteca Park: 0.5 mi
  • Houston Park: 0.7 mi
  • Seven Flags Park: 0.8 mi
  • Scott Street Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
  • Osprey Hill: 3.9 mi
  • El Pico: 9.5 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 17.7 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 18.3 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • El Portal: 1.4 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 2.1 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 332°182 m21.3 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 336°177 m18.3 mi
Cerrito PrietoESE 111°172 m24.0 mi
El PicoNNW 330°152 m9.5 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 168°144 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:50
June solstice06:4420:0320:37
September equinox07:2719:0519:36
December solstice07:2517:1417:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586369768287888983766659
Precip in0.90.81.61.52.82.52.11.73.61.71.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12866638424

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