Historic site · Texas

Bruni

Bruni from directly overhead

Bruni is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Las Hermanas stands 253 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oilton Park, a park 9.0 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

About

The story

census designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q974518, matched on coordinates and name (497 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 2009
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates27.42383, -98.83816

On the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

14 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites6

First United Methodist Church of Hebbronville: 12.4 mi
Jim Hogg County: 12.6 mi
Hotel Viggo: 12.7 mi
The New York Store: 12.9 mi
El Colegio Altamirano: 12.9 mi

Ghost towns3

Los Ojuelos: 9.7 mi
Crestonio: 15.3 mi
Sweden: 24.4 mi

Peaks3

Las Hermanas: 15.2 mi
Cerrito Prieto: 17.7 mi
Cedro Hill: 24.6 mi

Parks2

Oilton Park: 9.0 mi
Jim Hogg County Park: 12.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Las Hermanas	N 359°	253 m	15.2 mi
Cedro Hill	NNE 20°	199 m	24.6 mi
Cerrito Prieto	W 260°	172 m	17.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:40	19:16	19:47
June solstice	06:42	20:00	20:34
September equinox	07:25	19:02	19:33
December solstice	07:22	17:11	17:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	56	61	67	73	80	84	86	86	81	74	64	58
Precip in	1.1	0.9	2.1	1.5	3.6	2.6	2.5	2.1	4.4	2.0	1.4	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruni, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971387865

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