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Anarene

Anarene from directly overhead

Anarene is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Indian Hills stands 396 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Extinct Town of Anarene, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 22 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48500, -98.66580

82 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Burkett Park: 7.6 mi
  • Tommy Perkins Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
  • Griffin Park: 10.1 mi
  • Big Tree Park: 18.6 mi
  • Marsh Park: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Spy Knob: 12.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 13.4 mi
  • Bare Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Gap Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Skid Mountain: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillsESE 117°396 m24.2 mi
Spie KnobSE 131°383 m21.5 mi
Skid MountainSSW 205°371 m17.6 mi
Bare MountainESE 123°362 m14.2 mi
Round MountainSSW 198°349 m20.7 mi
Spy KnobESE 121°348 m12.1 mi
Satanta MountainESE 112°348 m21.8 mi
Backbone MountainE 98°338 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2620:1220:48
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3616:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647381858577655445
Precip in1.72.02.02.44.83.42.52.92.83.82.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Archer City 2W, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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