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 5.7 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.08389, -97.08889
- 5.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 53
- Grassyville Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Serbin: 6.2 mi
- Rabb House: 6.2 mi
- First Methodist Church of Smithville: 6.6 mi
- Leshikar House: 6.6 mi
Parks: 43
- 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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