Ghost town · Texas
Owensville
Owensville is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 150 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Ranch Community Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Robertson County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates31.07306, -96.51944
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Robertson County Courthouse: 3.7 mi
- Franklin Carnegie Library: 3.8 mi
- Franklin: 3.8 mi
- Robertson County: 4.0 mi
- Old Franklin: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Macey: 17.4 mi
- Port Sullivan: 17.7 mi
- Nashville: 18.8 mi
- Union: 19.1 mi
- Cottonwood: 20.1 mi
Parks: 6
- Franklin Ranch Community Park: 1.5 mi
- Virginia Field Park: 10.8 mi
- Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 13.6 mi
- Bob Jones Park: 14.7 mi
- Normangee City Park: 19.0 mi
Peaks: 5
- Red Hill: 12.9 mi
- Payne Hill: 17.4 mi
- Long Mountain: 21.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 21.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 22.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owensville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 217° | 150 m | 21.9 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 166° | 143 m | 12.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 215° | 140 m | 21.6 mi |
| Payne Hill | NE 55° | 137 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 311° | 122 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 3 mi away.
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