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McDuff

McDuff from directly overhead

McDuff is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Flintridge Hill stands 311 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Home of Col. Robert M.Coleman, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 9.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Texas, U.S

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Coordinates30.22444, -97.46278
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Webberville Park: 2.2 mi
  • Little Webberville Park: 3.3 mi
  • East Metropolitan Park: 5.6 mi
  • Charlie Dobbins Park: 6.6 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 7.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • Bastrop Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • E.R. Fincher III Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Windsor Park Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Monoculture: 15.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 15.1 mi
Museums: 42
Nature reserves: 32
Peaks: 23
  • Caldwell Knob: 5.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 10.9 mi
  • Hergotz Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Lotman Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 15
  • CCC Water Fountain: 13.8 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 16.3 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 16.7 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 17.1 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 14.1 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 15.2 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDuff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flintridge HillWNW 283°311 m22.7 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 295°286 m22.2 mi
Martin HillNW 318°284 m21.6 mi
Cat MountainWNW 295°283 m20.9 mi
Mount LarsonWNW 287°277 m20.6 mi
Davis HillW 265°266 m22.5 mi
Mount LucasWNW 291°265 m19.9 mi
Mount BarkerWNW 291°257 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:3020:0020:35
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2316:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 11 mi away.

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