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Brazos Manufacturing Company, C. S. A.

Brazos Manufacturing Company, C. S. A. from directly overhead

Brazos Manufacturing Company, C. S. A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruben Gomez East Side Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.88216, -96.57908

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bob Jones Park: 1.3 mi
  • Virginia Field Park: 8.8 mi
  • Franklin Ranch Community Park: 12.6 mi
  • Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Museums: 9
Artworks: 9
  • Square One Art Gallery: 18.8 mi
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 18.8 mi
  • Our Lady of Victory: 22.8 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 23.0 mi
  • Danger 79er: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Red Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Long Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 10.5 mi
  • Eland Rough: 14.4 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 19.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 19.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 19.5 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 19.5 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brazos Manufacturing Company, C. S. A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSW 232°196 m23.8 mi
Hart MountainSW 234°194 m22.6 mi
Wilson HillWSW 244°164 m15.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 246°150 m10.5 mi
Eland RoughWSW 236°150 m14.4 mi
Red HillE 84°143 m6.8 mi
Long MountainWSW 244°140 m10.0 mi
Mount AggieSE 145°96.3 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2419:5820:33
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:2116:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687582848579705951
Precip in3.52.83.72.74.73.71.63.03.04.73.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453480893

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