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Cowhead Creek

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Air quality index

72Moderate
Coordinates17.76°, -88.31°

Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Belize. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

Within Belize, Cowhead Creek stands as a hamlet. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 17.761°, -88.311° situate Cowhead Creek in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,830 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
17.7614
Longitude
-88.3113
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
72
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
18.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
40.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
53
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
17,013
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    427
  • Tropical Mockingbird
    Mimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves
    403
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    400
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    390
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    387
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    366
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    346
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    344

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.01
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,830

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org