Ghost town · Texas
Brazos Point
Brazos Point is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker-Lain Cemetery, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Bosque County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates32.18694, -97.61917
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Baker-Lain Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Barnard's Trading Post No. 2: 6.5 mi
- George's Creek Baptist Church: 7.3 mi
- Ed Young Station: 7.7 mi
- Union Hill School: 8.5 mi
Parks
- Cleburne State Park: 6.4 mi
- Hamm Creek Park: 7.8 mi
- Somervell County Park: 8.1 mi
- Big Rocks Park: 8.2 mi
- Paluxy Heritage Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 20
- Bee Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Berry Knob: 7.9 mi
- Barnard Knob: 10.5 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 13.1 mi
- Dinner Hill: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Historic Barnards Mill: 8.6 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 8.6 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 8.6 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 8.6 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 8.6 mi
Museums: 16
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 8.6 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 11.3 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 11.7 mi
- The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Bluff Mills: 7.4 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Broke Rock: 9.7 mi
- White Bluff: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 8.5 mi
- Iris Garden: 15.9 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 17.3 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 17.3 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Apatosaurus: 12.3 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 12.3 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 17.2 mi
- ATSF 999457: 17.9 mi
- Serenity Point: 20.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 8.4 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 8.7 mi
- Old City Spring: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Chalk Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Three Way: 24.1 mi
- Duffau: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Canoe Docks: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Acton Tabernacle: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brazos Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | W 266° | 429 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 267° | 413 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | W 268° | 390 m | 17.9 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NW 321° | 373 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SW 231° | 362 m | 16.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 231° | 359 m | 15.5 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SW 222° | 358 m | 22.0 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | SSW 205° | 348 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 7 mi away.
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