Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot
Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Gray Mare Band, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Railway station at 600 E. Depot St. Brownwood, Texas.
Wikidata Q107329848, matched on coordinates and name (110 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
115 named places within 25 miles
- Old Gray Mare Band: 0.0 mi
- Brownwood Harvey House: 0.0 mi
- Brooke Smith: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong: 0.3 mi
- J. A. Walker House: 0.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Krueger Hill: 3.9 mi
- Lancaster Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mayberry Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Salt Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Old Main Park: 0.3 mi
- Letbetter Park: 0.3 mi
- Muse Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Wiggins Park: 0.7 mi
- Vincent Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.1 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 0.5 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 23.1 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area US-84 US-283: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Mountains | W 276° | 589 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hog Mountains | NNE 24° | 585 m | 17.2 mi |
| Star Mountain | NE 35° | 577 m | 16.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 51° | 562 m | 21.3 mi |
| Salt Mountain | NE 38° | 550 m | 13.6 mi |
| Spur Mountain | E 92° | 549 m | 17.4 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | ESE 106° | 537 m | 20.9 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | ESE 108° | 530 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395225932
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