Brenham
Brenham is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Brenham Banner Press, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
126 named places within 25 miles
- Brenham Banner Press: 1.0 mi
- Germania Mutual Aid Association: 1.0 mi
- Milroy's Garden and Orchard: 1.3 mi
- Blue Bell Creameries: 1.4 mi
- Giddings-Stone House: 1.4 mi
- Patrick Heard Park: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Street Park: 2.2 mi
- Toubin Park: 2.3 mi
- Henderson Park: 2.7 mi
- Fireman's Park: 2.8 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 15.4 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Independence: 12.2 mi
- Rock Island: 12.3 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 17.8 mi
- Pisek: 20.3 mi
- Dallam: 21.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 15.6 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Red Hill: 23.0 mi
- Pickard High School: 2.0 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 18.0 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 20.5 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brenham. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | W 274° | 139 m | 17.9 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NW 305° | 129 m | 15.6 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 168° | 94 m | 23.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 323° | 86 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454133867
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