Ghost town · Texas
Hilda
Hilda is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethel M. E. Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 13 miles off.
ghost town in Mason County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.58690, -99.11440
- 13.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Bethel M. E. Church: 0.2 mi
- Homesite of John O. Meusebach: 5.9 mi
- Herman and Willie Lehmann: 6.5 mi
- Lange's Mill: 7.6 mi
- Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church: 9.8 mi
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 1.7 mi
- Loyal Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Mason Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Nixon Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Meusebach Mountain: 6.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Quella Bottom Spring: 5.3 mi
- Eckert Spring: 6.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 9.6 mi
- Garden Spring: 12.8 mi
- Kentner Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- H L Bluffs: 5.7 mi
- Brockmann Point: 7.6 mi
- Welge Poing: 8.6 mi
- Indian Point: 10.5 mi
- White Bluff: 20.2 mi
Parks: 5
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 18.6 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 18.7 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 19.1 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 19.2 mi
- Harper Community Park: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Hedwigs Hill: 5.5 mi
- Bettina: 12.3 mi
- Grit: 18.3 mi
- Pontotoc: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Mason County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 2
- Canyons Off Road Park: 14.6 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Hilda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | SW 219° | 684 m | 13.5 mi |
| Monument Mountain | W 266° | 662 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | SE 138° | 660 m | 17.9 mi |
| Roundhead | SSE 159° | 653 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | SSE 168° | 623 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NNW 330° | 611 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ESE 122° | 608 m | 14.0 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | WSW 243° | 608 m | 16.9 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 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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, 13 mi away.
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