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Hedwigs Hill

Hedwigs Hill from directly overhead

Hedwigs Hill is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 9.1 miles off.

ghost town in Mason County, Texas

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Coordinates30.66580, -99.11190
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Jordan Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Loyal Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Meusebach Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Shaft Mountain: 9.2 mi
Historic sites
Springs: 9
  • Mulberry Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Quella Bottom Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Eckert Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Garden Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
  • Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 15.6 mi
  • Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 15.7 mi
  • Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 16.3 mi
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 20.9 mi
  • Robinson City Park: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Canyons Off Road Park: 18.4 mi
  • Pontotoc Winery: 18.6 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Hedwigs Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointSSW 209°684 m18.1 mi
Monument MountainWSW 251°662 m20.8 mi
Lehmann MountainS 173°623 m14.6 mi
Mason MountainsNW 320°611 m16.0 mi
Cedar MountainSE 138°608 m17.4 mi
Steamboat MountainSW 230°608 m20.1 mi
Double KnobsWNW 303°606 m17.0 mi
County Line HillSSE 153°601 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:48
June solstice06:3520:0820:43
September equinox07:2519:0319:35
December solstice07:3117:0417:40

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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