Ghost town · Texas
Waterville
Waterville is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Preston, a ghost town 3.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
ghost town in Wharton County, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates29.23830, -95.99670
- 15.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
128 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 58
- Wharton Cemetery: 7.7 mi
- St. Paul Lutheran Church: 7.7 mi
- Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp: 7.8 mi
- Wharton County Peace Officer Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Judge Edwin Hawes House: 7.9 mi
Parks: 37
- Croom Park: 6.9 mi
- Port of Wharton Riverfront Park: 7.7 mi
- Harris Park: 9.0 mi
- Bates Allen Park: 13.4 mi
- King-Kennedy Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Wharton County Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- 20th Century Technology Museum: 9.3 mi
- Egypt Plantation Museum: 17.3 mi
- El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science: 17.5 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Preston: 3.4 mi
- Newgulf: 5.9 mi
- Peach Creek: 7.3 mi
- Hasima: 19.8 mi
- Plainview: 22.6 mi
Peaks: 5
- Elm Ridge: 8.2 mi
- Peach Break: 9.4 mi
- Damon Mound: 15.5 mi
- Nash Dome: 21.2 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Cactus Garden: 17.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.6 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 7.8 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 17.6 mi
- D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site: 22.2 mi
- Fort Bend County Fairgrounds: 22.3 mi
- Fairgrounds Stage: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hansen Park: 21.3 mi
- Backyard Park: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Metal Rooster: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound | ENE 76° | 44 m | 15.5 mi |
| Elm Ridge | N 10° | 28 m | 8.2 mi |
| Peach Break | N 11° | 27 m | 9.4 mi |
| Nash Dome | ENE 77° | 17 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
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, 16 mi away.
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