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Brown Hotel

Brown Hotel from directly overhead

Brown Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Jim Ned Lookout stands 394 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 20 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

building in Chico, Wise County, Texas

Wikidata Q107319235, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.29394, -97.79615

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • East Mound: 9.4 mi
  • Bowlin Mound: 9.5 mi
  • Brushy Mound: 9.5 mi
  • Jim Ned Hill: 10.0 mi
  • West Mound: 10.0 mi
Parks: 20
  • Wise County Park: 3.1 mi
  • Payne Park: 6.0 mi
  • Harwood Park: 6.3 mi
  • Twin Hills Cycle Ranch: 6.4 mi
  • Sid Richardson Scout Ranch: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
  • Buchanan Springs: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jim Ned LookoutNNE 23°394 m23.9 mi
Indian KnobS 174°387 m23.8 mi
Wampler HillSW 219°377 m18.7 mi
Galliher MountainWNW 304°375 m17.0 mi
Skeen PeakS 181°373 m20.7 mi
Two Bush KnobSW 218°373 m21.5 mi
Newby MoundNNE 30°368 m23.3 mi
Armstrong MountainSSW 213°365 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:2320:0820:44
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3216:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444755637280848476655445
Precip in1.72.22.83.04.63.72.12.23.03.92.21.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454150144

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