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Brookhaven

Brookhaven from directly overhead

Brookhaven is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Crawford Mountain stands 416 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trapnell Point, a peak 2.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.8 miles off.

ghost town in Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates31.18056, -97.62611

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Trapnell Point: 2.9 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Riggs Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Smith Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Reed Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Hunt Park: 4.8 mi
  • Long Branch Park: 5.6 mi
  • Summit Soccer Complex: 6.4 mi
  • Stewart Park: 6.4 mi
  • Lions Neighborhood Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
  • CCC Rock Tower: 13.4 mi
  • Bird Blind: 13.5 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 13.8 mi
  • Historic Bell: 13.8 mi
  • Old Town Salado: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Warwick Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Brookhaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crawford MountainW 268°416 m23.1 mi
Taylor MountainWSW 251°401 m21.2 mi
Long MountainW 269°389 m19.5 mi
Herzog MountainW 269°382 m18.8 mi
Twin MountainsW 268°381 m17.6 mi
Sevenmile MountainWSW 243°374 m16.2 mi
Anderson MountainW 260°372 m16.3 mi
Hog MountainW 259°370 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2820:0320:38
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2616:5617:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848578685849
Precip in2.42.23.32.14.73.22.71.63.93.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killeen, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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