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Red Brick School

Red Brick School from directly overhead

Red Brick School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. Long Mountain stands 490 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Cook Home, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.76096, -98.22719

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hamilton Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wallace Riddell Park: 0.5 mi
  • Haley Nelson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fort Croghan Historical Site: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Post Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Potato Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Johhny Grave Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Spider Mountain: 8.3 mi
Springs: 15
  • Fourmile Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Williams Spring: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 0.2 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 1.6 mi
  • CCC Museum: 9.0 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Red Brick School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainNW 326°490 m11.9 mi
Potato HillNW 319°484 m4.4 mi
Lookout MountainNNW 327°484 m14.3 mi
Packsaddle MountainWSW 240°478 m19.3 mi
Barker HillWNW 294°472 m20.4 mi
Shovel MountainS 183°472 m22.1 mi
Post MountainWSW 239°462 m1.2 mi
Marley PeaksNW 308°461 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3120:0420:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376665648
Precip in1.92.02.92.34.13.22.12.43.43.62.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281336

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