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McGill Brothers Building

McGill Brothers Building from directly overhead

McGill Brothers Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Carmel Hills stands 46 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is South Texas Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.74956, -98.07444

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Veterans Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
  • Plaza del Fuente: 0.5 mi
  • Buena Vista Park: 0.6 mi
  • Anderson Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mary Garcia Park: 1.8 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Carmel Hills: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carmel HillsNNE 23°46 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3819:5820:32
September equinox07:2218:5919:30
December solstice07:2017:0817:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586368758085878783766760
Precip in1.31.31.71.03.52.32.52.65.32.71.61.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6206876821

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