Ghost town · Texas
Morrill
Morrill is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is In the Present County of Cherokee, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 10 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates31.59389, -95.06472
- 10.1 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- In the Present County of Cherokee: 3.0 mi
- Site of Lacy's Fort: 3.3 mi
- Site of the Delaware Indian Village: 3.4 mi
- A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church: 3.9 mi
- Terrell Lodge No. 83: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 26
- Henry White Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Sunshine Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Fowler Hill: 8.7 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 8.7 mi
- Collins Mountain: 9.0 mi
Parks: 22
- Mission Tejas State Park: 10.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.1 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 13.3 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park: 14.3 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Chronister: 5.1 mi
- Weeping Mary: 5.6 mi
- Wildhurst: 5.6 mi
- New Birmingham: 12.8 mi
- Durant: 18.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Norman Memorial Museum: 14.7 mi
- Nacogdoches Railroad Depot: 23.9 mi
- Old University Building: 24.3 mi
- The Stone Fort Museum: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 16.1 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morrill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | NE 36° | 221 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | N 354° | 214 m | 11.0 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NE 52° | 211 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | NW 320° | 210 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NW 320° | 207 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 317° | 206 m | 17.7 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NW 326° | 200 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | NW 323° | 199 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lufkin 11 NW, 15 mi away.
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