Ghost town · Texas
Sims
Sims is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Steele's Store Community, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.66639, -96.55167
- 3.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 9.5 mi
- Autumn Lake Park: 9.8 mi
- Villa West Park: 10.0 mi
- Henderson Park: 10.1 mi
- Steele-Milburn Field: 10.1 mi
Historic sites
- Steele's Store Community: 0.3 mi
- Moseley's Ferry: 2.9 mi
- El Camino Real: 3.1 mi
- Progressive Church (abandoned, building has collapsed): 3.3 mi
- New Hope Missionary Baptist Church: 3.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Varisco: 1.7 mi
- Stone City: 2.6 mi
- Nashville: 12.5 mi
- Boonville: 13.5 mi
- Moore: 14.9 mi
Museums: 10
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 10.7 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 11.0 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 10
- Mount Aggie: 12.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Eland Rough: 15.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Red Hill: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 9
- Square One Art Gallery: 10.5 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 10.5 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 12.7 mi
- George Bush Statue: 12.8 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Earth Art: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- 1st Methodist Park: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sims. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | W 271° | 196 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hart Mountain | W 275° | 194 m | 20.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WNW 297° | 164 m | 17.6 mi |
| Eland Rough | WNW 297° | 150 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 313° | 150 m | 15.5 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 18° | 143 m | 16.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 315° | 140 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | SSW 214° | 128 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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, 12 mi away.
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