Tascosa
Tascosa is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 967 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Cator, a artwork 1.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
What the record says
- Founded
- 1876
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 50.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
41 named places within 25 miles
- Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.: 1.5 mi
- Boot Hill Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- Oldham County: 1.8 mi
- The Historic LS: 1.8 mi
- Old Tascosa: 1.8 mi
- Rotten Hill: 11.0 mi
- Five Fingers: 11.5 mi
- The Cedar Brakes: 11.9 mi
- Torrey Peak: 13.1 mi
- Indian Fort Mesa: 15.5 mi
- Julian Bivins Museum: 1.5 mi
- Milburn Price Culture Museum: 20.9 mi
- Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum: 21.1 mi
- City Park: 20.9 mi
- Bishop Hills Village Park: 24.3 mi
- Bushland Village Park: 24.6 mi
- Magnolia Gas Station: 20.7 mi
- DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 20.8 mi
- Marshall Cator: 1.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tascosa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,156 m | 22.0 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SE 143° | 1,126 m | 21.9 mi |
| Torrey Peak | W 262° | 1,118 m | 13.1 mi |
| John Ray | ENE 77° | 1,117 m | 19.1 mi |
| The Cedar Brakes | SW 234° | 1,089 m | 11.9 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | SE 139° | 1,088 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rotten Hill | SSE 159° | 1,035 m | 11.0 mi |
| Five Fingers | SSE 165° | 1,030 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:27 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:31 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 17:01 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 1 mi away.
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