Ghost town · Texas
Owenville
Owenville is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 741 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brokeleg Mountain, a peak 9.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 12 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates30.62890, -100.22270
- 11.9 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 17.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
32 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 15
- Site of Fort Terrett: 11.8 mi
- Roosevelt: 13.8 mi
- Coalson-Pullen Colony: 14.0 mi
- Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road: 14.1 mi
- Colonel Black Ranch House: 14.7 mi
Peaks: 8
- Brokeleg Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 10.1 mi
- Fort Terrett Peak: 12.2 mi
- Cedar Knob: 13.9 mi
- Target Hill: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Chimney Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Dummy Point: 11.0 mi
- Kingfisher Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Sanders Bluff: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fort Terrett: 11.7 mi
- Roosevelt: 13.8 mi
- Fort McKavett: 15.3 mi
Parks: 1
- Fort McKavett State Historic Site: 15.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Rock Springs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owenville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | S 178° | 722 m | 10.1 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | SSE 153° | 715 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cedar Knob | SSE 146° | 701 m | 13.9 mi |
| Target Hill | NNE 30° | 690 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 123° | 683 m | 21.1 mi |
| Allison Mountain | SE 126° | 682 m | 20.6 mi |
| Fort Terrett Peak | S 171° | 671 m | 12.2 mi |
| Joes Point | SE 142° | 671 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:12 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 17:08 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Mckavett, 15 mi away.
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