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Blue Bell Creameries

Blue Bell Creameries from directly overhead

Blue Bell Creameries is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Camptown Cemetery, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Ice cream parlor located at the Blue Bell Creameries factory in Brenham, Texas

Wikidata Q112198569, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.16278, -96.37887

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Toubin Park: 1.2 mi
  • Henderson Park: 1.4 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 1.5 mi
  • Linda Anderson Park: 1.5 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 1.6 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Pickard High School: 0.7 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 17.6 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 21.4 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Green Mountain: 13.4 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 17.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainW 270°139 m17.3 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 302°129 m14.3 mi
Red HillSSE 167°94 m24.4 mi
Green MountainNW 322°86 m13.4 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 solstice07:1816:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454133868

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