Ghost town · Texas
Cottonwood
Cottonwood is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 150 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Union, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.82889, -96.33417
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Zion Church of Kurten: 4.9 mi
- Wheelock: 6.0 mi
- El Camino Real: 8.6 mi
- Staggers Point: 8.6 mi
- Old Bryan City Cemetery: 9.5 mi
Parks
- Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 8.7 mi
- Bonham Park: 9.2 mi
- Scurry Park: 9.9 mi
- Sadie Thomas Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- Austin's Colony Park: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 9
- Square One Art Gallery: 10.9 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 11.0 mi
- Rotating LEGO Death Star: 14.3 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 14.3 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 14.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 10.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 11.1 mi
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 11.2 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 16.1 mi
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 4
- Red Hill: 8.9 mi
- Mount Aggie: 15.7 mi
- Long Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 14.4 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Earth Art: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- 1st Methodist Park: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 269° | 150 m | 24.2 mi |
| Red Hill | WNW 299° | 143 m | 8.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 268° | 140 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Aggie | S 183° | 96 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 17 mi away.
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