Ghost town · Texas
Union
Union is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.86333, -96.31028
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Albert Gallatin: 4.3 mi
- Wheelock: 5.5 mi
- Wheelock: 5.5 mi
- Zion Church of Kurten: 5.8 mi
- El Camino Real: 11.2 mi
Parks
- Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 11.5 mi
- Bonham Park: 11.9 mi
- Scurry Park: 12.6 mi
- Sadie Thomas Memorial Park: 12.6 mi
- Austin's Colony Park: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Cottonwood: 2.8 mi
- Moore: 6.5 mi
- Macey: 6.5 mi
- Reliance: 9.3 mi
- Boonville: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 9
- Square One Art Gallery: 13.6 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 13.6 mi
- Rotating LEGO Death Star: 16.6 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 16.8 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 16.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 13.2 mi
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 13.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 13.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 15.0 mi
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 13.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 13.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 13.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 13.5 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 3
- Red Hill: 9.4 mi
- Mount Aggie: 18.2 mi
- Payne Hill: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 16.9 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Earth Art: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | WNW 282° | 143 m | 9.4 mi |
| Payne Hill | N 4° | 137 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Aggie | S 187° | 96.3 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 16 mi away.
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