Ghost town · Texas
Best
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. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates31.22470, -101.62100
- 18.8 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
33 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 20
- Town of Texon: 4.0 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1: 4.3 mi
- Martin-Castillo Expedition: 9.7 mi
- City of Big Lake: 9.9 mi
- Reagan County: 11.8 mi
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
Museums: 1
- Rankin Museum: 21.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noelke Hill | WSW 252° | 920 m | 18.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 233° | 908 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 243° | 884 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 205° | 876 m | 12.5 mi |
| Moore Hill | NE 38° | 797 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:19 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 17:12 | 17:49 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Lake 2, 10 mi away.
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