Brazos County
Brazos County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 150 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Mitchell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Harvey Mitchell: 0.0 mi
- Bryan, William Joel: 0.0 mi
- Brazos County Confederate Commissioners Court: 0.0 mi
- First Baptist Church, Bryan, Texas: 0.1 mi
- Carnegie Public Library: 0.2 mi
- Gloria Stephan Sale Park: 0.2 mi
- Neal Park: 0.6 mi
- Sue Haskell Park: 0.7 mi
- Federal Park: 1.0 mi
- Henderson Park: 1.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 0.1 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 0.4 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 2.9 mi
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 3.0 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 5.4 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Square One Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 3.9 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 4.1 mi
- Danger 79er: 4.6 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 0.2 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 0.6 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 0.7 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 0.7 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 0.8 mi
- Mount Aggie: 5.1 mi
- Red Hill: 16.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 24.2 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 4.1 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 4.7 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Earth Art: 0.2 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brazos County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 295° | 150 m | 24.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 340° | 143 m | 16.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | WNW 295° | 140 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Aggie | SSE 166° | 96.3 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395081478
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