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Union Passenger Depot

Union Passenger Depot from directly overhead

Union Passenger Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 515 m. Hyman Hill stands 647 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A. (1811-1862), a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

About

The story

historic place in Brady, McCulloch County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023577, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.13908, -99.33498
Around it

82 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 31
Peaks: 26
  • Bryson Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Center of Texas: 10.2 mi
  • Corn Creek Hills: 11.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Point: 14.7 mi
Parks: 11
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Richards Park: 1.0 mi
  • Willie Washington Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rollie G White Complex: 1.5 mi
  • Stanburn Park: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sheltered Table: 0.8 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 0.8 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 0.8 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • HOT Museum: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Passenger Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyman HillSW 236°647 m21.0 mi
Mason MountainsS 172°611 m20.7 mi
Double KnobsS 183°606 m23.4 mi
Rattlesnake PointNW 307°602 m14.7 mi
Lime PeakSE 143°600 m24.6 mi
Corn Creek HillsNNE 33°597 m11.2 mi
Table Top MountainN 357°592 m8.9 mi
Haystack MountainS 191°586 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3520:1020:45
September equinox07:2619:0419:35
December solstice07:3317:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339212

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