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Best

Best from directly overhead

Best is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 836 m. Noelke Hill stands 920 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Texon, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 19 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

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Coordinates31.22470, -101.62100
Around it

35 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 22
Peaks: 5
  • Lone Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Moore Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 17.6 mi
  • Noelke Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Round Mountain: 22.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Bertrand Park: 9.6 mi
  • Reagan County Park: 9.7 mi
  • Josh Mitchell Park: 9.9 mi
  • Dub Day Arena & Park: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Noelke HillWSW 252°920 m18.3 mi
Round MountainSW 233°908 m22.1 mi
Cedar HillWSW 243°884 m17.6 mi
Lone MountainSSW 205°876 m12.5 mi
Moore HillNE 38°797 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2619:58
June solstice06:4420:1920:54
September equinox07:3519:1319:45
December solstice07:4217:1217:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159677481838376675648
Precip in1.00.81.01.51.82.02.11.82.31.61.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Lake 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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