Bryan Air Force Base
Bryan Air Force Base is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Wilson Hill stands 164 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Progressive Church (abandoned, building has collapsed), a historic site 2.0 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Former US army air field newar Bryan, Texas.
Dates from 1942.
Wikidata Q4979936, matched on coordinates and name (839 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2016
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Autumn Lake Park: 4.6 mi
- Villa West Park: 4.8 mi
- Steele-Milburn Field: 4.9 mi
- Shirewood Park: 5.0 mi
- Henderson Park: 5.5 mi
- Progressive Church (abandoned, building has collapsed): 2.0 mi
- El Camino Real: 2.2 mi
- Leonard School: 3.3 mi
- Brazos River Levee: 4.0 mi
- San Salvador Mission Church: 4.2 mi
- Stone City: 4.3 mi
- Varisco: 4.3 mi
- Sims: 5.2 mi
- Boonville: 8.9 mi
- Wicker: 11.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 6.3 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 6.7 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 7.5 mi
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 9.1 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 6.2 mi
- Square One Art Gallery: 6.2 mi
- George Bush Statue: 7.5 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 7.6 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 7.8 mi
- Mount Aggie: 7.6 mi
- Red Hill: 17.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 19.8 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 20.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 20.4 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 7.7 mi
- Earth Art: 6.2 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 6.5 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 16.9 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bryan Air Force Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | WNW 296° | 164 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 308° | 150 m | 20.4 mi |
| Eland Rough | WNW 296° | 150 m | 20.5 mi |
| Red Hill | N 1° | 143 m | 17.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 309° | 140 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | SW 228° | 128 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Aggie | ESE 110° | 96 m | 7.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 187° | 86 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395278319
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