Skip to content

Courthouses of Brown County

Courthouses of Brown County from directly overhead

Courthouses of Brown County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 406 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Collier, C.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.72276, -98.97989

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Salt Mountain: 13.3 mi
Parks: 24
  • Letbetter Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Main Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cecil Holman Park: 0.6 mi
  • Muse Plaza: 0.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Brown County Museum of History: 0.1 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.4 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 275°589 m20.5 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 25°585 m16.8 mi
Star MountainNE 36°577 m15.9 mi
Long MountainNE 51°562 m21.0 mi
Round MountainNE 49°554 m21.5 mi
Salt MountainNE 39°550 m13.3 mi
Spur MountainE 94°549 m17.5 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE 107°537 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225930

More historic sites in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Courthouses of Brown County.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens