Upton
Upton is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Young School House and Cemetery, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
location in Bastrop County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 15.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
154 named places within 25 miles
- Bastrop County Nature Park Boat Ramp: 5.0 mi
- Bastrop County Nature Park: 5.1 mi
- Keilburg Park: 5.3 mi
- Independence Park: 6.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Young School House and Cemetery: 1.7 mi
- Alum Creek Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- West End Park: 5.8 mi
- Rosanky Cemetery: 6.1 mi
- Chancellor House: 6.2 mi
- Royston Hill: 2.9 mi
- High Point: 5.2 mi
- Lotman Hill: 9.4 mi
- Flag Hill: 11.5 mi
- Bastrop County High Point: 13.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 6.2 mi
- Flower Hill: 8.6 mi
- Phelan: 10.8 mi
- Yewpon: 10.8 mi
- Stella: 11.2 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 7.8 mi
- Rockne Museum: 10.0 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 18.1 mi
- Lee County Museum: 22.9 mi
- Red Bluffs: 4.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Grove: 16.3 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 6.5 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 18.2 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | N 11° | 232 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SW 227° | 226 m | 13.0 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | N 11° | 225 m | 22.7 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | SW 222° | 224 m | 16.8 mi |
| Flag Hill | SW 233° | 221 m | 11.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 219° | 214 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lotman Hill | N 2° | 201 m | 9.4 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | NW 309° | 177 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 6 mi away.
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