Ghost town · Texas
Shawnee
Shawnee is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Moss Hill stands 123 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates31.21380, -94.49909
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
87 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 26
- Huntington City Park: 6.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.6 mi
- Cassells-Boykin Park: 8.9 mi
- Jackson Hill Park: 11.0 mi
- Etoile Park: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 17
- Rocky Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bill Hill: 5.6 mi
- Moss Hill: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Policemen Last Roll Call: 6.6 mi
- Southland Paper Mills, Inc.: 14.4 mi
- Stranger's Rest Cemetery: 14.9 mi
- City of Lufkin: 15.4 mi
- Collins-Shotwell House: 16.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Huntington Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Naranjo Museum of Natural History: 14.8 mi
- Texas Forestry Museum: 15.4 mi
- Museum of East Texas: 16.1 mi
- The History Center: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Big Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Hog Head Bluff: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Angelina College Roadrunner: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shawnee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Hill | ESE 114° | 123 m | 6.1 mi |
| Moss Hill | ESE 114° | 122 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cyclone Hill | ESE 121° | 120 m | 17.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 139° | 111 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSW 194° | 111 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 140° | 108 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bill Hill | SW 221° | 101 m | 5.6 mi |
| Blackland Hill | S 174° | 93 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:50 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:44 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lufkin Angelina CO AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Shawnee.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.