Ghost town · Texas
Macey
Macey is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Union, a ghost town 6.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.94917, -96.26389
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Normangee City Park: 6.9 mi
- Normangee Park: 10.1 mi
- Franklin Ranch Community Park: 16.1 mi
- Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 18.0 mi
- Bonham Park: 18.4 mi
Historic sites
- Edward McMillan: 8.1 mi
- Camp Creek Cemetery: 8.2 mi
- Wheelock: 8.4 mi
- Greer Family Cemetery: 8.8 mi
- El Camino Real: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 9
- Square One Art Gallery: 20.1 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 20.1 mi
- Rotating LEGO Death Star: 22.7 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 23.1 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Union: 6.5 mi
- Cottonwood: 9.3 mi
- Moore: 13.0 mi
- Reliance: 14.3 mi
- Owensville: 17.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 19.7 mi
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 19.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 20.2 mi
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 20.3 mi
- Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 21.6 mi
Peaks: 4
- Red Hill: 12.6 mi
- Payne Hill: 18.6 mi
- Hayden Mountain: 22.5 mi
- Mount Aggie: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 23.2 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- 1st Methodist Park: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Earth Art: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | WSW 252° | 143 m | 12.6 mi |
| Payne Hill | N 357° | 137 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hayden Mountain | NE 44° | 123 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Aggie | SSW 192° | 96 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 15 mi away.
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