Ghost town · Texas
Old Troy
Old Troy is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Elm Mountain stands 312 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trojan Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates31.23184, -97.30584
- 8.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Trojan Park: 2.0 mi
- Duty Park: 5.8 mi
- Mattie Neely Park: 6.0 mi
- Kate Kitchens Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- Sisk Reunion Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
- Shiloh Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Roy Bedichek: 4.8 mi
- Flowers House: 5.4 mi
- Eddy Methodist Church: 5.4 mi
- First Baptist Church of Eddy: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 21
- Hubby Hill: 10.2 mi
- Bland Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Tweedle Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Owl Creek Mountains: 15.0 mi
- Sparta Mountain: 16.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Czech Heritage Museum: 9.2 mi
- Temple Children's Museum: 9.5 mi
- Railroad and Pioneer Museum: 9.7 mi
- Bell County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 7
- Rotary Club Garden: 8.9 mi
- Salado Sculpture Garden: 23.3 mi
- Garden of Contentment: 24.2 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Aiken: 10.6 mi
- Bland: 12.4 mi
- Ocker: 14.7 mi
- Stringtown: 14.9 mi
- Brookhaven: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- CCC Rock Tower: 11.5 mi
- Bird Blind: 11.5 mi
- CCC Plaque: 11.6 mi
- Historic Bell: 11.6 mi
- Waco Traffic Circle: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 2
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Temple Wildcat: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hartrick Bluff: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pullin Family Marina Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Troy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Mountain | W 260° | 312 m | 24.9 mi |
| Post Oak Mountain | W 259° | 307 m | 24.0 mi |
| Elm Knob | W 261° | 307 m | 24.9 mi |
| Smith Mountain | W 266° | 301 m | 22.3 mi |
| Castle Mountain | WSW 257° | 301 m | 24.8 mi |
| Reed Mountain | W 264° | 295 m | 22.9 mi |
| Trapnell Point | W 260° | 291 m | 22.2 mi |
| King Mountain | WNW 289° | 283 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgregor, 15 mi away.
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