Ghost town · Texas
Goshen
Goshen is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebenezer Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Walker County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.62220, -95.72140
- On the Texas Forest Trail
- 13.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ebenezer Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Buck Foster Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Bay's Chapel Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Martha's Chapel: 5.5 mi
- Ebenezer Cemetery: 5.6 mi
Parks: 47
- Smither Park: 11.2 mi
- Gibbs Park: 11.4 mi
- Pineview Park: 11.5 mi
- Kate Barr Ross Park: 11.5 mi
- Bearkat Field: 11.5 mi
Peaks: 4
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 2.2 mi
- Smith Hill: 12.0 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 12.5 mi
- Shepard Hill: 15.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Texas Prison Museum: 11.3 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 11.4 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 12.0 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Johnson Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- The Raven: 12.0 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Walker County Southbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Esperanza: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goshen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | ENE 60° | 144 m | 12.5 mi |
| Smith Hill | NE 52° | 126 m | 12.0 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | S 179° | 96 m | 2.2 mi |
| Shepard Hill | SE 129° | 95 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Muni AP, 12 mi away.
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