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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
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
Museums: 8
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
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 1st Methodist Park: 19.2 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 MountainSW196 m23.8 mi
Hart MountainSW194 m22.6 mi
Wilson HillWSW164 m15.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW150 m10.5 mi
Eland RoughWSW150 m14.4 mi
Red HillE143 m6.8 mi
Long MountainWSW140 m10.0 mi
Mount AggieSE96 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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