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. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Colorado County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates29.91670, -96.58310
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 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: 34
- Fayetteville City Park: 5.3 mi
- Harmonie Park: 7.3 mi
- Historical Marker: 8.5 mi
- Oak Thicket Park: 8.8 mi
- Park Prairie Park: 10.1 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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