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Pandora

Pandora from directly overhead

Pandora is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nixon, a historic site 4.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 18 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

unincorporated community in Wilson County, Texas

How to reach it

Coordinates29.25030, -97.83780

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • City of Nixon Central Park: 4.8 mi
  • Rancho Historic Park: 5.5 mi
  • Stockdale City Park: 7.3 mi
  • Bryce Field: 7.9 mi
  • Smiley School Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Bald Mound: 12.2 mi
  • Rocky Mound: 13.1 mi
  • Van Cleave Mound: 13.8 mi
  • Kings Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Capote Hills: 16.4 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 2
  • Suphur Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Denning Spring: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Martin Luther Statue: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pandora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky PointW 277°237 m23.3 mi
Kings HillNNW 337°228 m14.6 mi
Capote KnobN 9°209 m17.1 mi
Capote HillsN 10°181 m16.4 mi
Marcelinas HillsWSW 252°171 m17.5 mi
Van Cleave MoundESE 108°143 m13.8 mi
Bald MoundESE 115°142 m12.2 mi
Rocky MoundESE 108°132 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3320:0020:34
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2217:0317:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579706153
Precip in2.12.22.73.14.43.62.53.13.03.22.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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