James Abijah Brooks
James Abijah Brooks is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the south-southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is La Colonia Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- Falfurrias: 0.7 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias: 0.7 mi
- Brooks County Courthouse: 0.8 mi
- Brooks County's Catholic Heritage: 0.8 mi
- Don Pedro Jaramillo: 2.2 mi
- La Colonia Park: 0.2 mi
- Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 0.6 mi
- Falfurrias Park: 0.6 mi
- Pleasant Park: 0.9 mi
- West Side Park: 1.1 mi
- Gyp Hill: 6.5 mi
- Jensen Trap: 11.8 mi
- Barroso Trap: 12.6 mi
- Lucero Trap: 19.3 mi
- Botella Trap: 22.9 mi
- Heritage Museum: 0.5 mi
- Riviera Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 22.1 mi
- Brooks County Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Kenedy County Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Abijah Brooks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyp Hill | SSE 153° | 47 m | 6.5 mi |
| Jensen Trap | NE 36° | 35 m | 11.8 mi |
| Barroso Trap | SSE 165° | 33 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lucero Trap | SSE 167° | 32 m | 19.3 mi |
| Botella Trap | SSE 157° | 16 m | 22.9 mi |
| Pinole Trap | SSE 158° | 16 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 17:09 | 17:44 |
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 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414433
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