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Brooks County's Catholic Heritage

Brooks County's Catholic Heritage from directly overhead

Brooks County's Catholic Heritage is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the south-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.22414, -98.14617

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Falfurrias Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Old Hospital Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pleasant Park: 0.7 mi
  • La Colonia Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Gyp Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Barroso Trap: 11.8 mi
  • Jensen Trap: 12.3 mi
  • Lucero Trap: 18.5 mi
  • Botella Trap: 22.1 mi
Museums: 3
  • Heritage Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Riviera Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooks County's Catholic Heritage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gyp HillSSE47 m5.7 mi
Jensen TrapNNE35 m12.3 mi
Barroso TrapSSE33 m11.8 mi
Lucero TrapSSE32 m18.5 mi
Quiteria HillSSE22 m24.8 mi
Botella TrapSSE16 m22.1 mi
Pinole TrapSSE16 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1419:44
June solstice06:3919:5720:31
September equinox07:2219:0019:30
December solstice07:1917:0917:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066737984858581736558
Precip in1.10.91.31.74.42.82.82.24.43.01.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395228018

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