Plainview
Plainview is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Old Red Bluff stands 5 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marion Wesley (Baldy) Crowell, a historic site 5.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 21 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Wharton County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
109 named places within 25 miles
- Marion Wesley (Baldy) Crowell: 5.5 mi
- Louise Methodist Church: 5.5 mi
- Danevang: 7.5 mi
- Ansgar Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery: 7.7 mi
- Danevang Community Hall (Danevang Forsamlingshus): 7.7 mi
- Legacy Park: 7.5 mi
- Willy G. Bell Park: 8.1 mi
- Hutchins Park: 8.5 mi
- Alamo Park: 8.5 mi
- Northside Park: 9.1 mi
- El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science: 9.6 mi
- Texana Museum: 20.8 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Museum Annex: 22.4 mi
- Egypt Plantation Museum: 22.8 mi
- Texana: 18.5 mi
- Taiton: 20.5 mi
- Waterville: 22.6 mi
- Provident City: 23.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.1 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 20.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 20.2 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 20.3 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 20.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Old Red Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Metal Rooster: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plainview. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Red Bluff | SW 227° | 5 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:53 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danevang 1 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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