Ghost town · Texas
Hedwigs Hill
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
How to reach it
Coordinates30.66580, -99.11190
- 9.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
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: 60
- First Church in Mason County, Site of: 4.7 mi
- Art Methodist Church: 5.0 mi
- Kothmann Homesite and Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Bethel M. E. Church: 5.4 mi
- Hoerster, Daniel: 5.6 mi
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
Cliffs: 5
- H L Bluffs: 6.3 mi
- Brockmann Point: 13.0 mi
- Welge Poing: 14.0 mi
- Indian Point: 15.9 mi
- White Bluff: 24.0 mi
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
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Canyons Off Road Park: 18.4 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 18.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Mason County Museum: 9.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | SSW 209° | 684 m | 18.1 mi |
| Monument Mountain | WSW 251° | 662 m | 20.8 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | S 173° | 623 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NW 320° | 611 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 138° | 608 m | 17.4 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | SW 230° | 608 m | 20.1 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 303° | 606 m | 17.0 mi |
| County Line Hill | SSE 153° | 601 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
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, 9 mi away.
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