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Thomas and Mattie Brown House

Thomas and Mattie Brown House from directly overhead

Thomas and Mattie Brown House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Cottage, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Wylie, Collin County, Texas

Wikidata Q110022639, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.01656, -96.53900

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Olde City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kirby Park: 0.3 mi
  • Oncar / Lavon Disc Golf Course: 0.9 mi
  • Valentine Park: 0.9 mi
  • Wylie Community Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Over the Moon: 9.5 mi
  • Whirlwind: 9.5 mi
  • Endless: 9.5 mi
  • One of a Kind: 9.5 mi
  • Bush Turnpike Columns: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 57
Attractions: 42
Museums: 40
  • Play Street Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Sachse Historical Society: 4.1 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Garland Landmark Museum: 9.0 mi
  • North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Day Use Sites: 5.6 mi
  • Seeligston picnic area: 10.7 mi
  • picnic tables: 11.0 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 13.0 mi
  • The Corral: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Hays Hills: 13.7 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 22.9 mi
  • Monarch Hill: 23.1 mi
  • Breezy Hill: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas and Mattie Brown House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsNE 39°180 m13.7 mi
Breezy HillSE 144°165 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1920:0220:39
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2616:4617:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856637179838376665546
Precip in2.62.73.53.74.74.11.92.13.14.43.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lavon DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402961213

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