Ghost town · Texas
McGirk
McGirk is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Spur Mountain stands 549 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in Hamilton County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates31.51806, -98.33139
104 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 53
- Hamilton-Soules House: 3.4 mi
- Pecan Wells Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Center City United Methodist Church: 5.6 mi
- Center City Baptist Church: 5.6 mi
- Center City Community: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 38
- Star Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Deadman Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Vista Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Chaney Point: 7.4 mi
Parks: 6
- Comanche & Indian Gap RR: 12.5 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 14.8 mi
- Hamilton Park: 18.0 mi
- Shrunk Park: 18.1 mi
- Hamilton City Park: 18.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Mills County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- San Saba Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Williams Ranch: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Blue Bluff: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McGirk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Mountain | WNW 302° | 549 m | 24.5 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | WNW 293° | 537 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | WNW 291° | 530 m | 19.6 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | WNW 293° | 520 m | 8.6 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | WNW 281° | 517 m | 16.2 mi |
| San Saba Peak | SW 228° | 510 m | 16.7 mi |
| Taterhill Mountain | NW 316° | 510 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cowhouse Mountain | NNW 333° | 509 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:58 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evant 1ssw, 11 mi away.
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