Ghost town · Texas
Rush Creek
Rush Creek is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottondale, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 16 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Wise County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates33.10611, -97.69111
- 16.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 21.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harwood Park: 8.1 mi
- Payne Park: 8.6 mi
- Kenny Renshaw Park: 8.9 mi
- Paintball Park: 9.7 mi
- Optimist Gazeebo Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Cottondale: 3.0 mi
- Machine Gun Kelley: 3.0 mi
- Dr. M. W. Matthews: 3.2 mi
- Keeter Cemetery: 6.5 mi
- First Baptist Church Bridgeport: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 21
- East Mound: 6.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 7.0 mi
- Bowlin Mound: 8.0 mi
- Carlisle Mound: 8.2 mi
- Pat Dick Hill: 8.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- Wise County Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 24.7 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Audubon: 8.2 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 10.4 mi
- Advance, Texas: 17.8 mi
- Elizabethtown: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Life is Peachy: 24.7 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 24.8 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Wise County Northbound: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Buchanan Springs: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Chimney Swift Tower: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Twin Points Beach: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lone Point: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rush Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | SW 229° | 415 m | 17.0 mi |
| Indian Knob | SSW 199° | 387 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wampler Hill | W 265° | 377 m | 17.9 mi |
| Skeen Peak | SW 221° | 373 m | 10.1 mi |
| Two Bush Knob | WSW 258° | 373 m | 19.7 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | W 271° | 365 m | 14.4 mi |
| Ball Knob Hill | N 9° | 361 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 233° | 359 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 9 mi away.
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