Ghost town · Texas
Boise
Boise is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,220 m. Little Park Hill stands 1,399 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastbound Picnic Area, a rest area 2.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
ghost town in Oldham County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates35.21444, -102.85972
- 10.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
26 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 5
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 10.4 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 10.8 mi
- Route 66 Mid Point: 11.2 mi
- DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 24.3 mi
- Magnolia Gas Station: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 5
- Round Mountain: 20.1 mi
- Purcell: 20.6 mi
- Endee Hill: 22.4 mi
- Rusk Hill: 22.9 mi
- Little Park Hill: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Westbound Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 10.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Carand Collecible Museum: 14.1 mi
- Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum: 24.3 mi
- Milburn Price Culture Museum: 24.4 mi
Parks: 2
- Clark Monument 9: 20.3 mi
- City Park: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sand Point: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Park Hill | SW 227° | 1,399 m | 24.9 mi |
| Purcell | SSW 213° | 1,361 m | 20.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,359 m | 20.1 mi |
| Endee Hill | SW 217° | 1,328 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rusk Hill | SW 219° | 1,277 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:30 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:32 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 17:05 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 28 mi away.
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