Ghost town · Texas
Aiken
Aiken is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Sevenmile Mountain stands 374 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Bell County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates31.16631, -97.46730
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rogers Park: 0.8 mi
- Ansay Park: 1.7 mi
- Lakewood Ranch Park: 2.8 mi
- Temples Lake Park: 2.9 mi
- McGregor Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Moffat Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- First Baptist Church of Temple: 4.0 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 6.0 mi
- Norman Austin: 6.6 mi
- Home of Capt. A. J. Harris: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 51
- Tweedle Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bland Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sparta Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Liberty Hill: 6.8 mi
- Owl Creek Mountains: 7.0 mi
Museums: 12
- Bell County Museum: 7.5 mi
- Czech Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Railroad and Pioneer Museum: 8.7 mi
- Temple Children's Museum: 9.0 mi
- Salado Museum and College Park: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 7
- Rotary Club Garden: 8.8 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Salado Sculpture Garden: 15.1 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Bland: 4.3 mi
- Brookhaven: 9.4 mi
- Old Troy: 10.6 mi
- Stringtown: 16.6 mi
- Ocker: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- CCC Rock Tower: 10.7 mi
- Bird Blind: 10.7 mi
- CCC Plaque: 11.1 mi
- Historic Bell: 11.1 mi
- Old Town Salado: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Headquarters Springs: 22.6 mi
- Warwick Springs: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Temple Wildcat: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hartrick Bluff: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aiken. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenmile Mountain | WSW 255° | 374 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | WSW 249° | 362 m | 24.9 mi |
| Shell Mountains | WNW 295° | 361 m | 23.9 mi |
| Manere Mountain | WSW 246° | 356 m | 23.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 262° | 352 m | 23.5 mi |
| Manning Mountains | WNW 292° | 349 m | 20.9 mi |
| Williamson Mountain | WNW 291° | 340 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bushy Knob | WNW 292° | 337 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillhouse Hollow DAM, 10 mi away.
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