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Richard Brown

Richard Brown from directly overhead

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. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.10146, -94.65356

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • 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
Peaks: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tonkawa Spring: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainSSW 213°221 m21.8 mi
Quinn MountainWSW 243°190 m20.4 mi
Sirls MountainSSW 213°189 m15.4 mi
Denny MountainSSW 208°188 m23.9 mi
Greems MountainSSE 154°167 m7.2 mi
Holland MountainNNW 327°159 m19.3 mi
Bennett MountainSE 139°159 m23.4 mi
Porter HillESE 114°144 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:31
June solstice06:1419:5320:29
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1616:4217:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838377675649
Precip in4.14.14.64.44.74.83.43.63.84.24.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971401498

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