Buffalo Mop
Buffalo Mop is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tidwell (Steele Creek) Cemetery and Community, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Limestone County, Texas
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
82 named places within 25 miles
- Tidwell (Steele Creek) Cemetery and Community: 4.2 mi
- Hope Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Bassett House: 6.3 mi
- Eaton Cemetery: 6.8 mi
- Thornton Schools: 7.3 mi
- Hawkins Park: 11.8 mi
- Old Fort Parker State Historical Park: 13.2 mi
- Burney Mullins Park: 14.1 mi
- Falconer Park: 14.2 mi
- Marlin City Park: 14.7 mi
- Horn Hill: 9.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 11.5 mi
- Andrews Hill: 13.1 mi
- Cedar Mound: 15.9 mi
- Morgan Hill: 20.7 mi
- Sarahville de Viesca: 17.7 mi
- Springfield: 20.8 mi
- Tehuacana: 24.0 mi
- Limestone County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Bonnie's Greenhouse: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Mop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Hill | NNE 16° | 201 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tehuacana Hills | NNE 21° | 195 m | 23.8 mi |
| Morgan Hill | ENE 59° | 174 m | 20.7 mi |
| Andrews Hill | ENE 74° | 140 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 216° | 122 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cedar Mound | ENE 72° | 113 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlin, 13 mi away.
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