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Bangs Public Schools

Bangs Public Schools from directly overhead

Bangs Public Schools is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 492 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Creek Baptist Church, a historic site 4.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Brown County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1886.

Wikidata Q970232, matched on coordinates and name (224 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.71834, -99.13016

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 27
  • Trigg Park: 7.4 mi
  • Mullins Heritage Park: 7.6 mi
  • Bunin Park: 8.0 mi
  • Sportsman Park: 8.1 mi
  • Thomason Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Mayberry Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Santa Anna Mountains: 11.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Brown County Museum of History: 8.7 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 8.9 mi
  • Heritage Hall Museum: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 280°589 m11.7 mi
Hog MountainsNE 45°585 m22.2 mi
Star MountainNE 54°577 m22.4 mi
Salt MountainENE 58°550 m20.2 mi
Turkey Peak MountainE 87°522 m24.5 mi
Lost MountainSSW 194°496 m21.3 mi
Holloway MountainsN 358°491 m15.6 mi
Red KnobNNW 336°489 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:1020:46
September equinox07:2519:0319:35
December solstice07:3317:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415821

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