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Pin Oak

Pin Oak from directly overhead

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

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkNNW 341°232 m18.9 mi
Bastrop County High PointSW 235°226 m24.3 mi
Yegua KnobbsNNW 340°225 m18.3 mi
Flag HillWSW 239°221 m23.0 mi
Lotman HillWNW 294°201 m11.0 mi
Caldwell KnobWNW 282°177 m23.2 mi
Royston HillSW 231°174 m10.7 mi
High PointWSW 240°174 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:2819:5820:33
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:2116:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706052
Precip in2.72.22.83.64.53.21.92.83.74.03.02.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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