Ghost town · Texas
Grit
Grit is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 523 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Mason County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.78330, -99.32000
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Koocksville: 4.5 mi
- Old Fort Mason: 4.5 mi
- Two Sheriffs of Mason County: 5.1 mi
- Whorlie Well: 5.2 mi
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 37
- Double Knobs: 2.3 mi
- Mason Mountains: 4.5 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Cutoff Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Purdy Hill: 7.4 mi
Parks: 9
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 1.0 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 2.1 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 2.5 mi
- Stanburn Park: 22.9 mi
- Willie Washington Park: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Hext: 13.7 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 14.8 mi
- Calf Creek: 16.1 mi
- Hilda: 18.3 mi
- Pontotoc: 22.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Eckert Spring: 13.0 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 15.5 mi
- Garden Spring: 22.0 mi
- Walton Spring: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Mason County Museum: 5.8 mi
- HOT Museum: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- H L Bluffs: 13.3 mi
- Robbers Roost: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Pontotoc Winery: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sheltered Table: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | S 171° | 684 m | 24.3 mi |
| Monument Mountain | SSW 206° | 662 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hyman Hill | NW 305° | 647 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NNE 26° | 611 m | 4.5 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | S 188° | 608 m | 21.4 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 302° | 606 m | 2.3 mi |
| Lime Peak | ENE 71° | 600 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | W 264° | 595 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, 6 mi away.
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