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. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
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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