Veterans Park

Veterans Park is a park in Cameron, Texas, which is located on Central Boulevard. Veterans Park is situated near Brownsville Public Library Main Branch, as well as near Cross Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sunrise Mall and Gladys Porter Zoo.

Sunrise Mall

Shopping center

Sunrise Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Brownsville, Texas, United States. It was opened in March 5 1979, only five years after the town's other mall, Amigoland Mall. Sunrise Mall is situated 1 mile north of Veterans Park.

Gladys Porter Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in Brownsville, Texas, United States. The zoo officially opened on September 3, 1971, and currently averages over 424,000 visitors annually. Gladys Porter Zoo is situated 2 miles southeast of Veterans Park.

Saint Joseph Academy

School

Saint Joseph Academy, sometimes referred to as St. Joe or SJA, is a private school conducted by the Marist Brothers of the Schools. It is located in Brownsville, Texas, United States, and serves junior high and high school students of the lower Rio Grande Valley and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Saint Joseph Academy is situated 1½ miles south of Veterans Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brownsville and Cameron Park.

Brownsville

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.

Located at the southernmost tip of Texas, Brownsville is a popular location for Mexican and American beach tourists. It is part of the Rio Grande Valley, a four-county region known for its abundance in citrus fruit production and Winter Texan population.

Cameron Park

Town

Cameron Park is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,099 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cameron Park is situated 3 miles northeast of Veterans Park.

Matamoros

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Matamoros is a city of 520,000 people in Tamaulipas in Mexico. Matamoros is a major historical site, the site of several battles and events of the Mexican War of Independence, the Mexican Revolution, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, and the French Intervention as a result of which the city earned its title of "Undefeated, Loyal, and Heroic".

Veterans Park

Type: Park
Address: 2500 Central Boulevard, Brownsville, TX 78520
Category: recreation area
Location: Cameron, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

25.93982° or 25° 56′ 23″ north

Longitude

-97.50886° or 97° 30′ 32″ west

Open location code

76Q4WFQR+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130709442

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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