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Brady P. Gentry

Brady P. Gentry from directly overhead

Brady P. Gentry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Free State of Van Zandt, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.51568, -95.68808

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Van City Park: 1.9 mi
  • Van Memorial Stadium: 3.4 mi
  • Goonie Squad HQ: 4.7 mi
  • Old City Lake: 9.5 mi
  • Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 10.3 mi
Museums: 9
Peaks: 8
  • Red Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 12.3 mi
  • Greer Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Jennings Mountain: 16.9 mi
  • Sand Hill: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jennings MountainSSE 167°212 m16.9 mi
Sand HillSW 236°207 m17.1 mi
Melton RockSW 229°196 m18.8 mi
Big Rock TopSW 234°187 m17.6 mi
Todd MountainE 92°185 m23.0 mi
Red HillWNW 286°171 m9.8 mi
Mount SinaiE 93°166 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:35
June solstice06:1719:5820:34
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:2116:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637179828275655547
Precip in3.74.04.13.84.73.52.72.73.75.03.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454131563

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