Ghost town · Texas
Taiton
Taiton is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Wilson Hill stands 71 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Nada Post Office, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 25 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
ghost town in Wharton County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates29.37440, -96.37780
- 25.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
95 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Nada Post Office: 2.2 mi
- Nada: 2.2 mi
- First Producing Gas Well in Colorado County: 4.4 mi
- Garwood: 5.3 mi
- Joseph and Rachel Rabb Newman: 7.8 mi
Parks: 17
- Northside Park: 12.8 mi
- Friendship Park: 13.1 mi
- Hutchins Park: 13.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 13.8 mi
- Legacy Park: 14.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Egypt Plantation Museum: 9.7 mi
- El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science: 12.3 mi
- Prairie Edge Museum: 15.0 mi
- 20th Century Technology Museum: 17.3 mi
- Wharton County Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 5
- Middle Brook Hill: 17.9 mi
- Alley Hill: 20.6 mi
- Wilson Hill: 22.3 mi
- Elm Ridge: 24.4 mi
- Peach Break: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Provident City: 16.6 mi
- Nottawa: 17.9 mi
- Plainview: 20.5 mi
- Waterville: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taiton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | NNW 348° | 71 m | 22.3 mi |
| Middle Brook Hill | N 352° | 62 m | 17.9 mi |
| Alley Hill | NNW 348° | 59 m | 20.6 mi |
| Elm Ridge | E 93° | 28 m | 24.4 mi |
| Peach Break | E 90° | 27 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
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 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Campo, 14 mi away.
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