Ghost town · Texas
Pin Oak
Pin Oak is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassyville, a ghost town 3.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.08389, -97.08889
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Grassyville Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Serbin: 6.2 mi
- Rabb House: 6.2 mi
- Serbin: 6.4 mi
- First Methodist Church of Smithville: 6.6 mi
Parks: 44
- Vernon Richards Riverbend Park: 5.6 mi
- Buescher State Park: 5.6 mi
- Independence Park: 6.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Railroad Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 13
- Royston Hill: 10.7 mi
- Lotman Hill: 11.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.5 mi
- High Point: 16.7 mi
- Hellers Hill: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Grassyville: 3.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 8.2 mi
- Flower Hill: 8.6 mi
- Yewpon: 9.0 mi
- Upton: 11.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 4.2 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Lee County Museum: 11.3 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Memorial Grove: 11.1 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Red Bluffs: 11.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- CCC Water Fountain: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- The Dime Box: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pin Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NNW 341° | 232 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SW 235° | 226 m | 24.3 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNW 340° | 225 m | 18.3 mi |
| Flag Hill | WSW 239° | 221 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lotman Hill | WNW 294° | 201 m | 11.0 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | WNW 282° | 177 m | 23.2 mi |
| Royston Hill | SW 231° | 174 m | 10.7 mi |
| High Point | WSW 240° | 174 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 7 mi away.
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