Audubon
Audubon is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wise County Reunion, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 23 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
ghost town in Wise County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 25.4 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
139 named places within 25 miles
- Wise County Reunion: 3.0 mi
- Butterfield Overland Stage Line: 3.4 mi
- Gose Trees: 3.7 mi
- Decatur Baptist College: 3.7 mi
- First National Bank of Decatur: 3.7 mi
- Kenny Renshaw Park: 3.1 mi
- Melba Doyle Park: 3.5 mi
- Wise County Veteran's Park: 3.8 mi
- Harmon Park: 4.0 mi
- Louida "Big Mama" Willis Park: 4.4 mi
- Pat Dick Hill: 7.1 mi
- East Mound: 8.4 mi
- Brushy Mound: 9.5 mi
- Bowlin Mound: 10.4 mi
- Ball Knob Hill: 11.0 mi
- Wise County Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
- Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 9.2 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 24.2 mi
- World's Largest Bowie Knife: 24.9 mi
- Rush Creek: 8.2 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 18.5 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 4.7 mi
- Buchanan Springs: 15.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Audubon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | SW 219° | 415 m | 24.4 mi |
| Indian Knob | SSW 198° | 387 m | 19.6 mi |
| Wampler Hill | WSW 245° | 377 m | 22.3 mi |
| Skeen Peak | SSW 210° | 373 m | 17.9 mi |
| Two Bush Knob | WSW 241° | 373 m | 24.7 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | WSW 245° | 365 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ball Knob Hill | N 3° | 361 m | 11.0 mi |
| Jack Mound | NNE 14° | 348 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur, 4 mi away.
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