Old Gray Mare Band
Old Gray Mare Band is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
115 named places within 25 miles
- Brownwood Santa Fe Passenger Depot: 0.0 mi
- Brownwood Harvey House: 0.0 mi
- Brooke Smith: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong: 0.3 mi
- J. A. Walker House: 0.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Krueger Hill: 3.9 mi
- Lancaster Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mayberry Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Salt Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Old Main Park: 0.3 mi
- Letbetter Park: 0.3 mi
- Muse Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Wiggins Park: 0.7 mi
- Vincent Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.1 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 0.5 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 23.1 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area US-84 US-283: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Gray Mare Band. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Mountains | W 276° | 589 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hog Mountains | NNE 24° | 585 m | 17.2 mi |
| Star Mountain | NE 35° | 577 m | 16.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 51° | 562 m | 21.3 mi |
| Salt Mountain | NE 38° | 550 m | 13.6 mi |
| Spur Mountain | E 92° | 549 m | 17.4 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | ESE 106° | 537 m | 20.9 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | ESE 108° | 530 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395225943
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