Ghost town · Texas
Yewpon
Yewpon is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lotman Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.16111, -97.20975
- 5.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bastrop State Park: 3.6 mi
- Lake Bastrop North Shore Park: 4.3 mi
- Lake Bastrop South Shore Park: 4.6 mi
- Lake Bastrop Lands: 4.9 mi
- Mayfest Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Nottingham Castle: 5.3 mi
- The CCC at Bastrop State Park: 5.7 mi
- Felipe Enrique Neri Baron de Bastrop: 5.7 mi
- The Gotier Trace: 6.1 mi
- Lost Pines of Texas: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 11
- Lotman Hill: 3.0 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 12.0 mi
- Royston Hill: 12.2 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 12.6 mi
- High Point: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Dunstan: 6.6 mi
- Phelan: 7.0 mi
- Grassyville: 8.0 mi
- Pin Oak: 9.0 mi
- Upton: 10.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 9.3 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 16.0 mi
- Lee County Museum: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Memorial Grove: 5.5 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Red Bluffs: 7.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 18.0 mi
- Fork in the Road: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- CCC Water Fountain: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yewpon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | N 5° | 232 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SW 214° | 226 m | 23.1 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | N 5° | 225 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flag Hill | SW 216° | 221 m | 21.3 mi |
| Lotman Hill | WSW 252° | 201 m | 3.0 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | W 268° | 177 m | 15.5 mi |
| Royston Hill | S 185° | 174 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Point | SSW 208° | 174 m | 15.5 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 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:57 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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