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Emerald

Emerald from directly overhead

Emerald is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 730 m. Bachelor Hill stands 804 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerald House, The, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates30.72080, -101.15490

35 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Crockett County Fair Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ozona Baseball Park: 2.6 mi
  • Ozona Town Square: 2.8 mi
  • Crockett County Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Indio Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Pike's Peak: 16.8 mi
  • Bachelor Hill: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emerald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bachelor HillW 269°804 m22.7 mi
Indio HillNW 318°758 m3.8 mi
Pike's PeakW 265°741 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2519:56
June solstice06:4320:1620:51
September equinox07:3419:1119:43
December solstice07:3917:1217:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957657481828276655346
Precip in1.00.92.01.82.82.01.31.82.12.21.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozona, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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