Ghost town · Texas
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.
human settlement in Wharton County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates29.08080, -96.32440
- 21.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Marion Wesley (Baldy) Crowell: 5.5 mi
- Louise State Bank: 5.5 mi
- Louise Methodist Church: 5.5 mi
- Danevang: 7.5 mi
- Ansgar Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery: 7.7 mi
Parks: 30
- 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
Gardens: 9
- Butterfly Garden: 20.1 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 20.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
- Herb garden: 20.2 mi
- Cactus Garden: 20.2 mi
Museums: 8
- 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
Ghost towns: 4
- Texana: 18.5 mi
- Taiton: 20.5 mi
- Waterville: 22.6 mi
- Provident City: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 20.0 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Red Bluff: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- Old Red Bluff: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- 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.
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