Williams Ranch
Williams Ranch is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Spur Mountain stands 549 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Ranch Cemetery, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 18 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mills County, Texas
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
127 named places within 25 miles
- Williams Ranch Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- The Settlement of Williams Ranch: 4.3 mi
- Mullin United Methodist Church: 4.4 mi
- The Regency Suspension Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Tiger Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 8.0 mi
- Little Pompey Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Long Pompey Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 5.6 mi
- Comanche & Indian Gap RR: 16.5 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 21.1 mi
- Risien Park: 21.1 mi
- San Saba City Park: 21.6 mi
- Blue Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Raven Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 5.2 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 15.8 mi
- McGirk: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Williams Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Mountain | N 350° | 549 m | 14.7 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | N 0° | 537 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | N 359° | 530 m | 8.5 mi |
| Turkey Peak Mountain | NNW 345° | 522 m | 17.2 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | ENE 65° | 520 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | NNE 26° | 517 m | 5.0 mi |
| San Saba Peak | SSE 150° | 510 m | 11.4 mi |
| Taterhill Mountain | NNE 18° | 510 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 5 mi away.
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