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Texas Travel Information Center at Laredo

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Texas Travel Information Center at Laredo is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Loma Caliche stands 241 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is La Primavera Park, a park 9.9 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 18 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates27.75973, -99.43692

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • La Primavera Park: 9.9 mi
  • Green Ranch Park: 10.1 mi
  • John Valls Park: 10.7 mi
  • Chimayo Park: 11.3 mi
  • Robert Muller Park: 11.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 55
Peaks: 7
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 10.4 mi
  • Cerrito Prieto: 11.1 mi
  • El Pico: 12.3 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 13.1 mi
  • Osprey Hill: 15.5 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 12.9 mi
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 18.4 mi
  • El Portal: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Travel Information Center at Laredo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma CalicheWNW 303°241 m22.4 mi
Cerrito PrietoN 357°234 m11.1 mi
Loma BlancaWNW 297°229 m18.0 mi
Cerritos BlancosW 275°182 m13.1 mi
Loma de las PotrancasW 265°177 m10.4 mi
El PicoSW 220°152 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1919:50
June solstice06:4320:0320:37
September equinox07:2719:0519:36
December solstice07:2517:1317:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586370778388898984776659
Precip in0.80.61.31.32.81.81.91.63.91.71.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo 2, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/818178033

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