Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado, First Railroad in Texas
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado, First Railroad in Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Pool Hill stands 40 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Court Hardware Company, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 3 Musicians: 1.7 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 5.4 mi
- Statue of Union: 5.5 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 5.8 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 6.1 mi
- First Street Park: 0.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 1.4 mi
- Vaccaro Manor Park: 1.4 mi
- Southwest Indoor Soccer Center: 1.4 mi
- StaMo Sports Park: 1.6 mi
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 2.8 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 5.5 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 6.3 mi
- The Gardens at Parkway: 7.6 mi
- Court Hardware Company: 0.2 mi
- Stafford Municipal School District: 1.1 mi
- Holy Family Catholic Church: 1.2 mi
- Stafford's Point: 1.8 mi
- Stafford Plantation: 2.0 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 2.2 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land: 5.9 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 5.9 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 10.9 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 11.6 mi
- MTB Feature: 8.0 mi
- Rail Car and Longhorn Pens: 11.0 mi
- Line Camp: 11.1 mi
- 1890s Davis Victorian Complex: 11.2 mi
- Oldenburg Blacksmith: 11.2 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 5.4 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 12.8 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 11.3 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 15.5 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 17.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 12.4 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 16.3 mi
- Huntington Mound: 19.3 mi
- Nash Dome: 22.2 mi
- Pool Hill: 24.0 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 15.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 15.8 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado, First Railroad in Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Hill | WNW 282° | 40 m | 24.0 mi |
| Huntington Mound | W 273° | 35 m | 19.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 286° | 29 m | 12.4 mi |
| Nash Dome | SSW 196° | 17 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403609297
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