Peach Creek
Peach Creek is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elm Ridge, a peak 1.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 17 miles off. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
human settlement in Wharton County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
165 named places within 25 miles
- Snake Creek Cemetery and Church: 2.5 mi
- Shearith Israel Synagogue: 8.0 mi
- Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp: 8.1 mi
- Needville Methodist Church: 8.3 mi
- Kendleton: 8.3 mi
- Bates Allen Park: 7.4 mi
- Croom Park: 8.1 mi
- King-Kennedy Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Don Wenzel Memorial Harvest Park: 8.3 mi
- Port of Wharton Riverfront Park: 9.2 mi
- Fort Bend County Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
- Fairgrounds Stage: 15.2 mi
- 1930s George Ranch Home: 19.4 mi
- Cowboy Barns and Working Pens: 19.4 mi
- 1860s Ryon Prairie Home: 19.4 mi
- Wharton County Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- 20th Century Technology Museum: 8.6 mi
- Egypt Plantation Museum: 16.8 mi
- Black Cowboy Museum: 17.5 mi
- Rosenberg Railroad Museum: 17.7 mi
- Elm Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Peach Break: 2.8 mi
- Damon Mound: 12.6 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 15.7 mi
- Nash Dome: 17.9 mi
- Preston Street Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- The Gardens at Parkway: 24.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 24.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.6 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Alligator: 24.2 mi
- Metal Rooster: 24.3 mi
- Group of 14 Torch Drawings: 24.4 mi
- Pastoral: 24.4 mi
- Brazos Trace: 24.4 mi
- Preston: 4.1 mi
- Newgulf: 6.3 mi
- Waterville: 7.3 mi
- Nottawa: 18.5 mi
- Hasima: 23.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 2.0 mi
- D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 24.6 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Hansen Park: 22.6 mi
- Backyard Park: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peach Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound | ESE 104° | 44 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pool Hill | N 1° | 40 m | 24.1 mi |
| Huntington Mound | NNE 12° | 35 m | 20.9 mi |
| Elm Ridge | NW 314° | 28 m | 1.9 mi |
| Peach Break | NNW 336° | 27 m | 2.8 mi |
| Nash Dome | E 97° | 17 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Campo, 21 mi away.
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