- Elevation, modelled
- 136 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cerritos Blancos182 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trail3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 27.5510, -99.4823
Blas Castañeda Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 136 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blas Castañeda Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos Blancos | NNW 327° | 182 m | 18.7 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NNW 331° | 177 m | 15.5 mi |
| El Pico | NW 314° | 152 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mendez Hills | S 171° | 144 m | 20.8 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- 9/11 Memorial Mural: 0.1 mi
- Frida Khalo Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Jovita Idar Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Sandra Cisneros Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Gabriel García Márquez Memorial: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Soccer Fields: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Jovita Idar's El Progreso Park: 0.7 mi
- Noon Lions Park: 0.9 mi
- Chaparral Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Santos Benavides: 1.5 mi
- Bishop Peter Verdaguer: 1.5 mi
- Refugio Benavides: 1.5 mi
- City Cemetery: 1.6 mi
Museums: 5
- Laredo Water Museum: 3.1 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 3.6 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 3.7 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 3.7 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 5
- Osprey Hill: 3.1 mi
- El Pico: 7.2 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 15.5 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 18.7 mi
- Mendez Hills: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Islitas: 13.2 mi
- Pescadito: 14.1 mi
- Darwin: 19.6 mi
- Santo Tomás: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 3
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 3.3 mi
- El Portal: 3.8 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
- Lovers Leap: 15.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo 2, 2 mi away.
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