Ghost town · Texas
Sanco
Sanco is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 629 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the west, 15 miles off. Texas Forts Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates32.00830, -100.52400
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
92 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 41
- Durham Peak: 1.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Hayrick Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Silver Peak: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Sanco: 0.0 mi
- Coke County: 8.1 mi
- First Methodist Church of Robert Lee: 8.1 mi
- Robert Lee Cemetery: 8.2 mi
- Cary Allen Gates: 8.2 mi
Parks: 6
- Lake View Park: 6.5 mi
- Paint Creek Park: 7.7 mi
- Coke County Park: 8.0 mi
- Fern Havins Park: 8.5 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Wiley Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Eagle Point: 16.8 mi
- Crawford Slide: 19.2 mi
- Shelving Rock Bluff: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Edith: 8.9 mi
- Silver: 10.2 mi
- Bitter Creek: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Welcome to Bronte: 15.9 mi
- Bronte: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sanco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 263° | 796 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bench Mountain | N 353° | 794 m | 20.3 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | NW 312° | 788 m | 10.5 mi |
| Stepp Mountain | NW 304° | 786 m | 10.1 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | W 274° | 778 m | 4.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SW 226° | 778 m | 11.7 mi |
| McWhorter Mountain | W 274° | 766 m | 21.9 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 353° | 765 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:16 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:05 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 9 mi away.
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