Ghost town · Texas
Simmons
Simmons is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Devils Center Table stands 166 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
ghost town in Live Oak County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates28.40611, -98.28056
84 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 56
- Simmons: 0.1 mi
- First Producing Gas Well in McMullen County and First Gas Pipeline to San Antonio: 6.6 mi
- Calliham: 6.6 mi
- Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory: 6.9 mi
- Rialto Theater: 7.0 mi
Parks: 11
- Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 4.8 mi
- Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 6.3 mi
- Tips Park: 6.7 mi
- Aristeo Ponce Park: 7.1 mi
- Kopplin Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 10
- Comanche Hills: 10.5 mi
- San Caja Hill: 11.5 mi
- Opossum Hill: 13.0 mi
- Register Hill: 17.5 mi
- Odom Hill: 18.0 mi
Museums: 2
- Grace Armantrout Museum: 11.8 mi
- McMullen County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Live Oak County Northbound Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Memorial Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
- Geronimo: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simmons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Center Table | SSW 214° | 166 m | 22.8 mi |
| LaChusa Hill | SSW 213° | 160 m | 22.3 mi |
| San Caja Hill | SSW 211° | 146 m | 11.5 mi |
| Opossum Hill | NNW 328° | 114 m | 13.0 mi |
| Odom Hill | ENE 62° | 110 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lipan Hills | N 6° | 110 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lipan Hills | N 1° | 101 m | 20.2 mi |
| Register Hill | W 278° | 87 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:00 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
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 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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