Emerald
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
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
35 named places within 25 miles
- Emerald House, The: 2.4 mi
- Ozona's Water System: 2.6 mi
- Crockett County Jail: 2.8 mi
- Ozona's First Water Well: 2.8 mi
- Crockett County Courthouse: 2.8 mi
- 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
- Indio Hill: 3.8 mi
- Pike's Peak: 16.8 mi
- Bachelor Hill: 22.7 mi
- Parking Area: 19.0 mi
- Parking Area: 21.7 mi
- Crockett County Museum: 2.8 mi
- Panther Bluff: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Hill | W 269° | 804 m | 22.7 mi |
| Indio Hill | NW 318° | 758 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pike's Peak | W 265° | 741 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:25 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:43 | 20:16 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:12 | 17:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozona, 3 mi away.
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