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Brownsville City Cemetery

Brownsville City Cemetery from directly overhead

Brownsville City Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates25.90852, -97.50022
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Washington Park: 0.2 mi
  • Linear Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harry E. McNair Park: 0.4 mi
  • Prax Orive (Sunrise) Park: 0.4 mi
  • Edelstein Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 9.4 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 12.6 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 14.6 mi
  • Loma la Cuchilla: 18.7 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Isla Blanca Beach: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillE11 m13.7 mi
Loma de la JaujaENE9 m12.6 mi
Loma la CuchillaNE9 m18.7 mi
Loma del MesquiteENE8 m19.4 mi
Loma Tio AlejosENE7 m14.6 mi
Loma la LaujaNE6 m18.7 mi
Loma del IsloteENE6 m20.2 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaENE3 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:4019:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1317:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5222168905

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