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Barnards of the Brazos

Barnards of the Brazos from directly overhead

Barnards of the Brazos is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Somervell County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007-09-15
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.23493, -97.75557
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 56
  • Crump Park: 0.0 mi
  • Chauncey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Paluxy Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Big Rocks Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Berry Knob: 9.5 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 10.1 mi
  • Comanche Peak: 10.3 mi
  • Chalk Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Historic Glen Rose: 0.0 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 0.1 mi
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 0.1 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 0.2 mi
  • The Giant U: 10.1 mi
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Canoe Docks: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnards of the Brazos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainWSW 252°429 m15.4 mi
Bunker HillW 263°427 m21.2 mi
Lone MountainWSW 251°413 m14.2 mi
Chalk MountainWSW 248°390 m10.7 mi
Comanche PeakNNW 345°373 m10.3 mi
Cedar MountainSSW 199°362 m14.1 mi
Flat Top MountainSSW 197°359 m13.8 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 199°358 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2620:0520:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2916:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647380858476655546
Precip in2.12.33.03.04.23.81.82.73.03.82.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11420116401

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