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Brewster County Courthouse

Brewster County Courthouse from directly overhead

Brewster County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,363 m. Twin Mountains stands 2,098 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster (1816-1884), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.

The story

historic building in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

Dates from 1887.

Wikidata Q110000025, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.35838, -103.66324

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Old Town Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Railroad Park: 0.1 mi
  • Baines Park: 0.3 mi
  • Medina Park: 0.4 mi
  • American Legion Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 7
  • Museum of the Big Bend: 0.8 mi
  • Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Overland Trail Museum: 21.3 mi
  • Rattlers & Reptiles: 21.3 mi
  • Marfa Museum: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 2
  • Ranger Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Modesta Springs: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Winter Garden: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Brewster County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MountainsWNW 293°2,098 m10.6 mi
Haleys PeakS 180°2,068 m12.6 mi
Old Blue MountainE 80°1,886 m21.8 mi
Ranger PeakSW 214°1,877 m5.9 mi
Puertacitas MountainsWNW 291°1,870 m16.2 mi
Mount OrdSE 131°1,852 m11.6 mi
Mitre PeakNW 315°1,851 m10.3 mi
Bird MountainESE 103°1,849 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:3520:07
June solstice06:5420:2521:00
September equinox07:4419:2119:53
December solstice07:4817:2317:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056647178787671645447
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.02.33.03.02.41.30.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12394945895

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