Battle of Brushy Creek
Battle of Brushy Creek is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Rabbit Hill stands 293 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Avery Glen Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Avery Glen Park: 3.1 mi
- Gano Neighborhood Park: 3.4 mi
- Fannie Robinson Park: 3.5 mi
- Doak Street Park Fields: 3.7 mi
- Dolan Avenue Park: 3.7 mi
- Dr. J. L. Dickey: 3.5 mi
- Howard Bland, Sr.: 3.7 mi
- Taylor National Bank: 3.8 mi
- First Baptist Church: 3.8 mi
- United States Senator Morgan C. Hamilton: 3.9 mi
- Bill Picket: 3.8 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 9.1 mi
- Rhinoceros statue: 14.1 mi
- Zebra statue: 14.1 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 14.1 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 4.7 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 14.5 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Fort Dessau Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Laura Kuykendall Garden: 17.8 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 13.2 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 14.0 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 3.9 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 4.2 mi
- Coupland Museum: 5.3 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 11.7 mi
- Bohls House: 13.5 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 9.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 14.1 mi
- Clay Hill: 16.5 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 16.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 17.0 mi
- New Sweden: 10.1 mi
- Palm Valley: 13.5 mi
- Nile: 20.0 mi
- McDuff: 20.5 mi
- Donahoe: 21.1 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 18.5 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 18.6 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 20.5 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 21.9 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 24.3 mi
- Link Falls: 24.7 mi
- Shady Spring: 19.2 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Brushy Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Hill | WNW 286° | 293 m | 17.8 mi |
| Martin Hill | WSW 258° | 284 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | WNW 290° | 263 m | 16.7 mi |
| Yegua Benchmark | SE 134° | 232 m | 17.1 mi |
| Queen Hill | NW 320° | 227 m | 14.1 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | SE 136° | 225 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jaecks Hill | W 264° | 214 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 223° | 205 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:00 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor 1NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454148915
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