Ghost town · Texas
Greenock
Greenock is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Gary Mountain stands 330 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Coon Creek, a historic site 4.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates31.76611, -97.34556
- 6.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 10.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Boy Scout Park: 9.7 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 10.5 mi
- Robert Wilson Baseball Park: 10.6 mi
- Lake Whitney State Park: 10.7 mi
- McCown Valley Park: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Coon Creek: 4.4 mi
- Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Spivey Crossing: 4.7 mi
- Lebanon United Methodist Church: 5.5 mi
- Cayote Community: 6.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 10.5 mi
- Whitney museum: 12.9 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 13.5 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bosque Museum: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 15
- Little Bee Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Big Bee Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Norman Hill: 18.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 18.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Chalk Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.2 mi
- Emmons Cliff: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- (27) Herb Garden: 13.2 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Gregory Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Garden of Contentment: 20.3 mi
- Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 13.6 mi
- Willie Nelson: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Serenity Point: 14.5 mi
- Waco Traffic Circle: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Mcc beach: 15.8 mi
- Pullin Family Marina Beach: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pendell: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greenock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Mountain | W 270° | 330 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | W 272° | 324 m | 21.9 mi |
| Kay Mountain | WNW 285° | 318 m | 21.4 mi |
| Golden Mountain | WNW 282° | 307 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 307° | 301 m | 18.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 286° | 299 m | 18.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 277° | 298 m | 19.0 mi |
| Arrs Mountain | W 281° | 295 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 7 mi away.
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