Brown's Prairie School and Building
Brown's Prairie School and Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 129 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Friedens Church of Washington, UCC, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 9.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Friedens Church of Washington, UCC: 0.1 mi
- Washington Methodist Church: 2.4 mi
- Andrew Robinson Sr.: 2.6 mi
- Asa Brigham: 2.6 mi
- John William Smith: 2.6 mi
- Logan Sechelski Fields: 6.6 mi
- August Horst Park: 6.9 mi
- Mockingbird Park: 7.2 mi
- First United Methodist Park: 8.4 mi
- Manley Public Park: 8.5 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 2.9 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 15.5 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 15.5 mi
- Pickard High School: 15.7 mi
- The Brachiator: 19.5 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 2.6 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 4.8 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 17.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 23.5 mi
- George Bush Statue: 24.0 mi
- Mustang Statue: 24.3 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 24.3 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 2.6 mi
- Rock Island: 7.4 mi
- Dinkins: 9.2 mi
- Dallam: 9.6 mi
- Independence: 11.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 21.0 mi
- Mount Aggie: 24.2 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 24.8 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 16.2 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 24.6 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown's Prairie School and Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | W 268° | 129 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NNW 333° | 96.3 m | 24.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 275° | 86 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington SP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454133860
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