Washington-on-the-Brazos
Washington-on-the-Brazos is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Mount Aggie stands 96 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Star of the Republic Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Andrew Robinson Sr.: 0.0 mi
- George Campbell Childress Statue: 0.1 mi
- Washington County: 0.1 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 0.2 mi
- Washington Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Logan Sechelski Fields: 4.1 mi
- August Horst Park: 4.4 mi
- Mockingbird Park: 4.9 mi
- First United Methodist Park: 6.1 mi
- Manley Public Park: 6.2 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 0.3 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 17.3 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 17.3 mi
- Pickard High School: 17.7 mi
- The Brachiator: 19.3 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 0.0 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 4.6 mi
- Museum of the American G. I.: 13.9 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 17.6 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 19.2 mi
- George Bush Statue: 22.3 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 22.5 mi
- Rotating LEGO Death Star: 22.7 mi
- Bugle Stand: 22.7 mi
- Dinkins: 6.9 mi
- Dallam: 7.6 mi
- Rock Island: 9.9 mi
- Independence: 11.5 mi
- Enright: 15.2 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 18.1 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 23.3 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 23.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 21.7 mi
- Mount Aggie: 22.5 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington-on-the-Brazos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aggie | NNW 329° | 96.3 m | 22.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 269° | 86 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington SP, under a mile away.
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