Ghost town · Texas
Advance, Texas
Advance, Texas is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the east-northeast, 0.9 miles off. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, US
How to reach it
Coordinates32.94123, -97.92726
- 7.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 14.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
166 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 57
- Bethesda Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Poolville United Methodist Church: 4.6 mi
- Dilbeck Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Fondren Cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Whitt Cemetery: 5.3 mi
Parks: 44
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 10.0 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 11.3 mi
- Cartwright Park: 11.8 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 13.3 mi
- Rip Miller Park: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 37
- Slipdown Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.3 mi
- Skeen Peak: 8.0 mi
- Two Bush Knob: 9.3 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 9
- Clark Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Meditation Garden: 11.7 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 11.7 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
- Reflection Garden: 11.7 mi
Museums: 8
- National Vietnam War Museum: 11.7 mi
- Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 14.3 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 14.7 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 14.2 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 14.7 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 14.7 mi
- Life is Peachy: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hicks Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Agnes, Texas: 8.5 mi
- Rush Creek: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- State park swim beach: 10.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Buchanan Springs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Advance, Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | ENE 77° | 415 m | 0.9 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | WSW 250° | 414 m | 24.3 mi |
| Tettertiller Hill | WNW 302° | 397 m | 16.8 mi |
| McClure Mountain | W 267° | 396 m | 21.7 mi |
| Indian Knob | E 86° | 387 m | 10.0 mi |
| Wampler Hill | NNW 337° | 377 m | 10.6 mi |
| Skeen Peak | ENE 62° | 373 m | 8.0 mi |
| Two Bush Knob | NW 323° | 373 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
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 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 14 mi away.
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