Dryden
Dryden is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 643 m. Loma Vista stands 620 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29, a historic site 6.0 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Terrell County, Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
14 named places within 25 miles
- Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29: 6.0 mi
- Baxter's Curve Train Robbery: 9.4 mi
- El Buen Pastor Methodist Church: 18.0 mi
- General Alexander W. Terrell: 18.1 mi
- Sanderson Flash Flood: 18.1 mi
- Loma Vista: 12.1 mi
- Cable Hills: 14.6 mi
- Shafter Hills: 15.1 mi
- Hominy Hill: 18.3 mi
- Javelina Hill: 18.5 mi
- Terrell County Memorial Museum: 18.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dryden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Vista | S 172° | 620 m | 12.1 mi |
| Shafter Hills | S 179° | 589 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cable Hills | S 185° | 526 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:29 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:49 | 20:18 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 17:17 | 17:54 |
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 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dryden Terrell CO AP, 6 mi away.
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