Brooks County
Brooks County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooks County Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
44 named places within 25 miles
- Falfurrias to Encino Road: 3.8 mi
- Brooks County's Catholic Heritage: 9.0 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias: 9.0 mi
- Brooks County Courthouse: 9.1 mi
- Falfurrias: 9.1 mi
- Barroso Trap: 3.8 mi
- Gyp Hill: 4.8 mi
- Lucero Trap: 10.0 mi
- Botella Trap: 14.3 mi
- Pinole Trap: 14.9 mi
- Old Hospital Park: 8.3 mi
- West Side Park: 8.8 mi
- Falfurrias Park: 9.4 mi
- Pleasant Park: 9.4 mi
- Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 9.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 9.5 mi
- Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 23.6 mi
- Riviera Historical Museum: 24.9 mi
- Brooks County Rest Area: 0.0 mi
- Kenedy County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooks County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyp Hill | NE 35° | 47 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jensen Trap | NNE 19° | 35 m | 20.4 mi |
| Barroso Trap | SE 130° | 33 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lucero Trap | SSE 156° | 32 m | 10.0 mi |
| Huisaches Trap | S 176° | 24 m | 19.5 mi |
| Quiteria Hill | SSE 151° | 22 m | 16.6 mi |
| Botella Trap | SE 143° | 16 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pinole Trap | SE 145° | 16 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 17:10 | 17:44 |
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 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395228024
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