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Grit

Grit from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates30.78330, -99.32000
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
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
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 24.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 24.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 24.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 24.4 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointS 171°684 m24.3 mi
Monument MountainSSW 206°662 m16.6 mi
Hyman HillNW 305°647 m22.4 mi
Mason MountainsNNE 26°611 m4.5 mi
Steamboat MountainS 188°608 m21.4 mi
Double KnobsWNW 302°606 m2.3 mi
Lime PeakENE 71°600 m14.8 mi
Cutoff MountainW 264°595 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3620:0920:44
September equinox07:2619:0419:35
December solstice07:3217:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667480838377675749
Precip in1.31.92.12.34.23.82.32.03.02.61.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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