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. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 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: 45
- 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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