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Spanish Lookout

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Spanish Lookout

Total population

2,668

Founded

1958

Air quality index

63Moderate
Coordinates17.24°, -89.00°

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

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City facts

Founded
1958

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Spanish Lookout is a Mennonite settlement in the Cayo District of Belize in Central America. According to the 2010 census, Spanish Lookout had a population of 2,253 people in 482 households. As of the 2022 census, population have increased to 3,108.

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History & geography

History

In 1958 Kleine Gemeinde Mennonites from Mexico moved to Belize, creating the Spanish Lookout settlement.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
17.2439
Longitude
-89.0044
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
63
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
18.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
34.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
613,577
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Melodious Blackbird
    Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) · Aves
    14,727
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    13,771
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    12,289
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    12,084
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11,518
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker
    Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    11,244
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    9,992
  • Morelet's Seedeater
    Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves
    9,768

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).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

T
Trimayne Harris
association football player
Steven Ortega
Steven Ortega
Belizean general
E
Ervin Plett
Chief Executive Officer at Country Foods

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Belize

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,809

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
444
Avg daily Wikipedia views
15
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Spanish Lookout, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Interesting Sunset - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.2 miRt. 20 West Aerial - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.3 miThunderstorm passing over Cayo, Belize. - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.3 miA Mennonite Farm - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.4 miA Farm of Old - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.4 miRallican - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.4 miMonkey - panoramio (1) — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.4 miMike Usher 2 - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.4 miRallican - panoramio (1) — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.5 miTypical Spanish Lookout - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.5 miSpanish Lookout - panoramio (1) — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.5 miRt. 20 East Aerial - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.6 miSchöntal Church — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.8 miGolden Age Homes - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.9 miValley View School - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize0.9 miReimer's Feed Mill - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize1.1 miBee Avenue Bridge — Spanish Lookout, Belize1.1 miUniversal Hardware Aerial - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize1.2 miCountry Foods Logo — Spanish Lookout, Belize1.2 miRt. 30 East Aerial - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize1.4 miBeautiful Farm - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize1.6 miWelcome to Spanish Lookout — Spanish Lookout, Belize2.3 miSpanish Lookout - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize2.4 miNew Settlement Aerial - panoramio — Spanish Lookout, Belize2.6 mi

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Sources

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