Brazos Trace
Brazos Trace is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The curving panels of the piece create the visual effect of a river descending through the atrium space. The river-like panels are patterned with images relating to the cultural and natural history of the Brazos.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cougar: 0.0 mi
- Pastoral: 0.1 mi
- Group of 14 Torch Drawings: 0.1 mi
- Alligator: 1.1 mi
- Statue of Union: 6.8 mi
- Avalon at Telfair Park: 0.6 mi
- Sugar Land Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Walker's Park: 1.9 mi
- Pecan Park: 2.0 mi
- Ellis Creek Park: 2.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Imperial Prison Farm Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Texas Prison System Central State Farm Main Building: 2.4 mi
- Booth: 3.1 mi
- Sugar Land Independent School District No. 17: 3.6 mi
- The Gardens at Parkway: 2.1 mi
- Preston Street Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 8.3 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 9.5 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land: 1.2 mi
- Fort Bend Museum: 6.7 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 8.3 mi
- Rosenberg Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Black Cowboy Museum: 9.5 mi
- MTB Feature: 1.9 mi
- Rail Car and Longhorn Pens: 5.5 mi
- Line Camp: 5.5 mi
- Oldenburg Blacksmith: 5.7 mi
- 1890s Davis Victorian Complex: 5.7 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 13.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 18.6 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 20.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 22.8 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 11.8 mi
- Shelter A: 16.0 mi
- Outdoor Seating Area: 16.9 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 8.7 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 9.9 mi
- Huntington Mound: 14.0 mi
- Nash Dome: 18.7 mi
- Pool Hill: 19.2 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 21.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 21.9 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 13.2 mi
- Peach Creek: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brazos Trace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NNW 335° | 52 m | 24.5 mi |
| Damon Mound | SSW 196° | 44 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | WNW 293° | 40 m | 19.2 mi |
| Huntington Mound | WNW 286° | 35 m | 14.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 315° | 29 m | 8.7 mi |
| Elm Ridge | SW 232° | 28 m | 24.6 mi |
| Peach Break | SW 234° | 27 m | 23.7 mi |
| Nash Dome | S 181° | 17 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/718450987
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