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Simmons

Simmons from directly overhead

Simmons is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Devils Center Table stands 166 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

About

The story

ghost town in Live Oak County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q124395883, matched on coordinates and name (139 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1969
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.40595, -98.27916

Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites55

First Producing Gas Well in McMullen County and First Gas Pipeline to San Antonio: 6.6 mi
Calliham: 6.6 mi
Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory: 6.8 mi
Rialto Theater: 7.0 mi
First State Bank Building: 7.0 mi

Parks11

Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 4.8 mi
Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 6.4 mi
Tips Park: 6.6 mi
Aristeo Ponce Park: 7.0 mi
Kopplin Park: 7.4 mi

Peaks10

Comanche Hills: 10.4 mi
San Caja Hill: 11.6 mi
Opossum Hill: 13.1 mi
Register Hill: 17.6 mi
Odom Hill: 17.9 mi

Museums2

Grace Armantrout Museum: 11.8 mi
McMullen County Historical Museum: 16.9 mi

Rest areas2

Live Oak County Northbound Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Simmons: 0.1 mi

Gardens1

Memorial Rose Garden: 7.0 mi

Nature reserves1

James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi

Attractions1

Geronimo: 11.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simmons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Devils Center Table	SW 214°	166 m	22.9 mi
LaChusa Hill	SSW 213°	160 m	22.4 mi
San Caja Hill	SSW 212°	146 m	11.6 mi
Opossum Hill	NNW 328°	114 m	13.1 mi
Odom Hill	ENE 62°	110 m	17.9 mi
Lipan Hills	N 5°	110 m	23.7 mi
Lipan Hills	N 1°	101 m	20.2 mi
Register Hill	W 278°	87 m	17.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	19:14	19:45
June solstice	06:37	20:00	20:34
September equinox	07:22	19:00	19:31
December solstice	07:22	17:07	17:42

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	53	58	64	70	78	83	85	85	80	73	63	55
Precip in	1.5	1.4	2.4	2.0	3.0	2.7	2.8	1.7	3.6	2.3	1.5	1.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641112

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