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Praha

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Praha is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 19 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates29.67000, -97.06690

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Garbade Park: 1.9 mi
  • McWhirter Park: 2.1 mi
  • 7-Acre Park: 2.2 mi
  • Central Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Flatonia Rail Park: 2.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Obar Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Russell Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Frederick Mound: 7.8 mi
  • Pin Oak Mound: 13.4 mi
  • Monument Hill: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Praha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillW181 m3.1 mi
Royston HillNNW174 m23.8 mi
Russell HillWSW154 m5.9 mi
Frederick MoundSW154 m7.8 mi
Monument HillNE138 m18.4 mi
Pin Oak MoundWSW107 m13.4 mi
Indian HillNNE101 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:2919:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:2016:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687580838378706052
Precip in2.82.12.93.34.43.82.12.83.44.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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