Richard Brown
Richard Brown is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 16 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
116 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Welch Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Buckner Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Blossom Hill United Methodist Church: 3.6 mi
- Brachfield: 3.9 mi
- Fair Park: 8.9 mi
- Yates Park: 9.0 mi
- Smith Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Montgomery: 9.0 mi
- Lake Forest Park: 10.3 mi
- Greems Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Hog Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Stonewall Hill: 12.2 mi
- The Sand Hills: 13.8 mi
- Sirls Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Depot Museum: 9.2 mi
- Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum: 16.8 mi
- Texas Country Music Hall of Fame: 18.6 mi
- Panola County Historical Museum and Library: 18.8 mi
- Historic 1891 Panola County Jail & Museum: 18.9 mi
- R E St John Memorial Stadium: 22.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 22.9 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 23.5 mi
- Crim Theatre: 23.6 mi
- Texan Theater: 23.6 mi
- Pony Statue: 17.8 mi
- Jim Reeves Statue and Grave: 22.4 mi
- Graffiti wall: 23.3 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 23.6 mi
- Mineral Springs: 16.3 mi
- Lone Star: 24.7 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 19.0 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 23.5 mi
- Shoemaker Bluff: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richard Brown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | SSW 213° | 221 m | 21.8 mi |
| Quinn Mountain | WSW 243° | 190 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sirls Mountain | SSW 213° | 189 m | 15.4 mi |
| Denny Mountain | SSW 208° | 188 m | 23.9 mi |
| Greems Mountain | SSE 154° | 167 m | 7.2 mi |
| Holland Mountain | NNW 327° | 159 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | SE 139° | 159 m | 23.4 mi |
| Porter Hill | ESE 114° | 144 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971401498
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