Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamo Institute, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 12 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 17.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
149 named places within 25 miles
- Alamo Institute: 0.0 mi
- Morgan G. Sanders: 0.0 mi
- Cane Syrup Production in Van Zandt County: 0.1 mi
- Ben Wheeler Community: 0.1 mi
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Goonie Squad HQ: 1.0 mi
- Van City Park: 6.2 mi
- Van Memorial Stadium: 7.6 mi
- Old City Lake: 10.3 mi
- Brownsboro City Park: 11.3 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 18.6 mi
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum: 18.8 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 19.5 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Red Hill: 11.3 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Mount Sinai: 13.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 14.1 mi
- Big Rock Top: 14.5 mi
- Mars: 6.1 mi
- Clower: 6.7 mi
- Corinth: 9.8 mi
- Centreville: 24.1 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 16.2 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 18.2 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 10.6 mi
- Martin Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 23.3 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ben Wheeler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | S 170° | 234 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | SSE 157° | 212 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 250° | 207 m | 14.1 mi |
| Melton Rock | WSW 240° | 196 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | SSE 166° | 192 m | 20.7 mi |
| Big Rock Top | WSW 248° | 187 m | 14.5 mi |
| Todd Mountain | E 81° | 185 m | 24.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 311° | 171 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
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 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 18 mi away.
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