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Blinn College Main Building

Blinn College Main Building from directly overhead

Blinn College Main Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Brenham Presbyterian Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

college in Brenham, Texas, USA

Dates from 1883.

Wikidata Q4926785, matched on coordinates and name (49 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.15957, -96.40549

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Jackson Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hattie Powers Park: 0.6 mi
  • Toubin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 1.0 mi
  • Henderson Park: 1.1 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 15.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 24.5 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Pickard High School: 1.1 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 19.0 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 22.9 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blinn College Main Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillWSW 249°168 m24.6 mi
Homeyer MountainW 270°139 m15.7 mi
Shepherd MountainNW 307°129 m13.2 mi
Red HillSSE 164°94 m24.5 mi
Green MountainNNW 328°86 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2519:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1916:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460677581848479705952
Precip in3.73.43.63.65.44.52.63.84.65.14.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454133869

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