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Fort Brown

Fort Brown from directly overhead

Fort Brown is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Xeriscape Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

building at 600 International Blvd. Brownsville, Texas

Wikidata Q107319009, matched on coordinates and name (243 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates25.89960, -97.49463
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Xeriscape Park: 0.1 mi
  • Alice Wilson Hope Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.5 mi
  • Edelstein Park: 0.6 mi
  • Linear Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 9.2 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 12.4 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 14.4 mi
  • Loma la Cuchilla: 18.8 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Isla Blanca Beach: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillENE 77°11 m13.4 mi
Loma de la JaujaENE 70°9 m12.4 mi
Loma la CuchillaNE 51°9 m18.8 mi
Loma del MesquiteENE 59°8 m19.4 mi
Loma Tio AlejosENE 72°7 m14.4 mi
Loma la LaujaNE 35°6 m19.0 mi
Loma del IsloteENE 58°6 m20.2 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaENE 68°3 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:4019:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1317:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5223298105

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