Ghost town · Texas
Petersburg
Petersburg is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wreck of the Don Milo, a historic site 4.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 33 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
How to reach it
Coordinates29.37270, -96.90730
- 33.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
80 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 52
- Wreck of the Don Milo: 4.9 mi
- East Side Church of God: 5.0 mi
- Captain Leiper Willoughby: 5.1 mi
- Pioneers Settlers Killed by the Indians Comanches and Tonkahues: 5.1 mi
- General John W. Whitfield: 5.1 mi
Parks: 14
- Hallettsville City Park: 6.0 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 14.4 mi
- Yoakum City Park: 15.4 mi
- Welhausen Park: 16.6 mi
- Moulton City Park: 20.0 mi
Museums: 6
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 16.2 mi
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 24.2 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Hackberry: 14.4 mi
- Oakland: 16.5 mi
- Provident City: 17.7 mi
- Praha: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 4
- Frederick Mound: 21.3 mi
- Russell Hill: 23.6 mi
- Obar Hill: 24.1 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petersburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | NNW 328° | 181 m | 24.1 mi |
| Frederick Mound | NW 315° | 154 m | 21.3 mi |
| Russell Hill | NW 321° | 154 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | WNW 303° | 107 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallettsville 2 N, 7 mi away.
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