Ghost town · Texas
Pisek
Pisek is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mike Muckleroy, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 11 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in Colorado County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates29.91670, -96.58310
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
124 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Mike Muckleroy: 2.4 mi
- Breeding Family Cemetery / First School in Fayette County: 3.5 mi
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Frelsburg: 3.7 mi
- Frelsburg: 3.8 mi
Parks: 33
- Fayetteville City Park: 5.3 mi
- Harmonie Park: 7.3 mi
- Oak Thicket Park: 8.8 mi
- Park Prairie Park: 10.1 mi
- Henkel Square: 12.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 5.7 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 14.1 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 14.1 mi
- Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House Museum: 14.8 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 11
- Rocky Hill: 5.6 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 7.4 mi
- Hellers Hill: 14.7 mi
- Wilson Hill: 17.4 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Osage: 14.5 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chalk Bluff: 18.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
- Pickard High School: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pisek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | WNW 303° | 168 m | 14.7 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NNW 343° | 139 m | 17.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | W 263° | 138 m | 18.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SW 218° | 137 m | 5.6 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | N 0° | 129 m | 24.7 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | SW 230° | 125 m | 7.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 280° | 101 m | 19.8 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 111° | 94 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 15 mi away.
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