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Nickelville

Nickelville from directly overhead

Nickelville is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Oncar / Lavon Disc Golf Course, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates33.01861, -96.52889

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oncar / Lavon Disc Golf Course: 0.3 mi
  • Kirby Park: 0.6 mi
  • Olde City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Avalon Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wylie Community Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Over the Moon: 10.1 mi
  • Whirlwind: 10.1 mi
  • Endless: 10.1 mi
  • One of a Kind: 10.1 mi
  • Bush Turnpike Columns: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 56
Attractions: 41
Museums: 40
  • Play Street Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Sachse Historical Society: 4.7 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Garland Landmark Museum: 9.5 mi
  • North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Day Use Sites: 5.0 mi
  • Seeligston picnic area: 10.8 mi
  • picnic tables: 11.2 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 13.4 mi
  • The Corral: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Hays Hills: 13.3 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 23.4 mi
  • Monarch Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Breezy Hill: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 8.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsNE 37°180 m13.3 mi
Breezy HillSE 145°165 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1920:0220:39
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2616:4617:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856637179838376665546
Precip in2.62.73.53.74.74.11.92.13.14.43.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lavon DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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