Nile
Nile is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Mission San Ildefonso, a historic site 3.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 19 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
130 named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Park: 4.1 mi
- Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 5.0 mi
- Bridge Park: 5.9 mi
- Hale Park: 5.9 mi
- Thorndale City Park: 6.7 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Hart Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Clay Hill: 15.1 mi
- Wilson Hill: 19.3 mi
- Eland Rough: 20.5 mi
- Coupland Museum: 14.8 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 16.4 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 19.5 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 21.6 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 17.3 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 19.0 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 19.1 mi
- Bushdale: 4.4 mi
- Bryant Station: 16.1 mi
- Donahoe: 19.2 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Bill Picket: 19.5 mi
- The Dime Box: 24.8 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nile. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | SSW 197° | 232 m | 21.0 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | SSW 196° | 225 m | 21.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ENE 78° | 196 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hart Mountain | ENE 72° | 194 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ENE 58° | 164 m | 19.3 mi |
| Eland Rough | ENE 63° | 150 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 58° | 150 m | 24.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | ENE 59° | 140 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granger DAM, 15 mi away.
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