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. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
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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