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Brown County

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Brown County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 405 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Brownwood, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.73203, -98.97281

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Round Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Salt Mountain: 12.5 mi
Parks: 24
  • Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.9 mi
  • Letbetter Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cecil Holman Park: 1.1 mi
  • Old Main Park: 1.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Brown County Museum of History: 0.8 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 1.1 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 273°589 m20.8 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 24°585 m16.0 mi
Star MountainNE 36°577 m15.1 mi
Long MountainNE 52°562 m20.2 mi
Round MountainNE 50°554 m20.7 mi
Salt MountainNE 39°550 m12.5 mi
Spur MountainE 96°549 m17.1 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE 109°537 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225934

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