Ghost town · Texas
Reliance
Reliance is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Zion Church of Kurten, a historic site 3.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.74333, -96.23917
- 8.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Zion Church of Kurten: 3.5 mi
- Steep Hollow Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Moravian (Czech) Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Allen Academy: 6.8 mi
- Wesa Weddington: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Winchester Park: 5.7 mi
- Copperfield Park: 6.0 mi
- Austin's Colony Park: 7.1 mi
- Park Hudson: 7.1 mi
- Tiffany Park: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Moore: 5.8 mi
- Boonville: 7.1 mi
- Cottonwood: 8.2 mi
- Union: 9.3 mi
- Macey: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 9
- Square One Art Gallery: 9.3 mi
- Rotating LEGO Death Star: 9.3 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 9.4 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 10.4 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 10.5 mi
Museums: 8
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 7.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 8.7 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 8.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 9.3 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 8.6 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 8.6 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 8.7 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 8.7 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 10.5 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 2
- Mount Aggie: 11.8 mi
- Red Hill: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Earth Art: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reliance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NW 308° | 143 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Aggie | SW 214° | 96.3 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 13 mi away.
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