Brothers, Oregon facts for kids
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Brothers, Oregon
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Ruins in Brothers
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Deschutes |
| Elevation | 4,639 ft (1,414 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
97712
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| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey | |
Brothers is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 20. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies at an elevation of 4,639 feet (1,414 m) above sea level.
History
Brothers post office was established in 1913. One source says that the name comes from several families of brothers who settled in the area, including the Stenkamp Brothers, while another notes that there was a local Three Brothers Sheep Camp, named for three nearby hills that had the Three Sisters mountains looming behind them.
Vast tracts of uninhabited land covered with sagebrush surround Brothers, which are often used for model and high power rocket launches by Oregon Rocketry which has one of the highest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airspace waivers in the United States at 35,500 feet (10,800 m).
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brothers has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
67 (19) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
97 (36) |
88 (31) |
72 (22) |
61 (16) |
103 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 37.6 (3.1) |
42.1 (5.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
55.4 (13.0) |
63.9 (17.7) |
72.3 (22.4) |
82.4 (28.0) |
81 (27) |
73.1 (22.8) |
61.6 (16.4) |
45.8 (7.7) |
37.7 (3.2) |
58.4 (14.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
37.6 (3.1) |
42.9 (6.1) |
41.6 (5.3) |
34.3 (1.3) |
28 (−2) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−19 (−28) |
−10 (−23) |
1 (−17) |
8 (−13) |
12 (−11) |
18 (−8) |
20 (−7) |
10 (−12) |
1 (−17) |
−16 (−27) |
−30 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.94 (24) |
0.48 (12) |
0.57 (14) |
0.63 (16) |
1.06 (27) |
0.9 (23) |
0.52 (13) |
0.57 (14) |
0.47 (12) |
0.67 (17) |
1.1 (28) |
1.08 (27) |
8.99 (228) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.7 (20) |
3.1 (7.9) |
2.4 (6.1) |
1.5 (3.8) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
3.4 (8.6) |
6.9 (18) |
26.2 (67) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
Transportation
In the 21st century, Brothers is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.
