Ghost town · Texas
Dewees
Dewees is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Ranch Community, a historic site 4.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates29.02056, -98.17222
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 58
- Camp Ranch Community: 4.6 mi
- Mision de las Cabras: 6.1 mi
- Texas Ranger and Sheriff Capt. Will L. Wright: 7.5 mi
- Wilson County: 7.8 mi
- The Flores de Abrego Family and Floresville: 7.8 mi
Parks: 28
- Poth City Park: 6.2 mi
- Floresville River Park: 6.4 mi
- Lions Kiddie Park: 6.5 mi
- Pecan Park: 7.6 mi
- American Legion Park: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Leal: 13.5 mi
- Calaveras: 14.9 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 16.2 mi
- Kicaster: 20.1 mi
- Helena: 21.6 mi
Museums: 6
- Wilson County Jailhouse Museum: 7.9 mi
- Longhorn Museum: 18.1 mi
- Saint Joseph School Museum: 18.4 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum: 19.0 mi
Peaks: 6
- Tordillo Hill: 10.9 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 11.0 mi
- Tordillo Hills: 14.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 18.9 mi
- Lookout Hill: 19.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Scenic Park Pond: 17.5 mi
- Suphur Spring: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Jackson Nature Park: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Red Bluff: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dewees. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | N 351° | 237 m | 18.9 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | NNE 18° | 171 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tordillo Hills | S 175° | 153 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tordillo Hill | S 172° | 145 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lipan Hills | SSW 193° | 110 m | 19.3 mi |
| Lookout Hill | ESE 107° | 101 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:01 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floresville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Dewees.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.