Ghost town · Texas
Dinkins
Dinkins is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Mount Aggie stands 96 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dallam, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.42167, -96.17694
- 3.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Millican, C.S.A.: 3.6 mi
- Millican Massacre: 3.8 mi
- La Bahia Trail: 5.7 mi
- Lewis J. Wilson Building: 5.7 mi
- Old First National Bank of Navasota: 5.7 mi
Parks
- August Horst Park: 5.0 mi
- Logan Sechelski Fields: 5.2 mi
- Cleveland Street Park: 5.7 mi
- Brule Street Park: 5.8 mi
- Mockingbird Park: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- The La Bahia Pecan: 6.6 mi
- Earth Art: 20.9 mi
- Pickard High School: 21.7 mi
- The Brachiator: 23.2 mi
- Pony Rides: 23.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Star of the Republic Museum: 6.9 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 6.9 mi
- Museum of the American G. I.: 7.1 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 16.0 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 9
- George Bush Statue: 16.0 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 16.0 mi
- Rotating LEGO Death Star: 16.1 mi
- Bugle Stand: 16.2 mi
- Danger 79er: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Dallam: 2.4 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 6.9 mi
- Enright: 9.2 mi
- Wicker: 11.4 mi
- Independence: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 20.4 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 20.4 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 20.4 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 20.5 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 16.9 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 2
- Mount Aggie: 16.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dinkins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aggie | NW 320° | 96.3 m | 16.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | WSW 250° | 86 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington SP, 7 mi away.
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