Callahan City
Callahan City is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 478 m. Eagle Mountain stands 670 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Callahan City Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 24 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
81 named places within 25 miles
- Callahan City Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Admiral Baptist Church: 3.3 mi
- Military Telegraph Line: 3.3 mi
- Belle Plain: 4.5 mi
- Site of Belle Plain College: 4.6 mi
- West Caddo Peak: 11.8 mi
- Mexican Hat Hill: 12.1 mi
- East Caddo Peak: 13.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 16.2 mi
- Flattop: 17.4 mi
- Bell Park: 7.0 mi
- Clyde Lake Park: 10.8 mi
- Clyde Public Park: 11.9 mi
- Clyde Community Park: 13.9 mi
- FBC Park: 16.7 mi
- Callahan County Pioneer Museum: 6.9 mi
- Robert E Howard House: 16.9 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 18.5 mi
- Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force: 21.9 mi
- Callahan County Westbound Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Belle Plain: 4.5 mi
- Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Callahan City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | WSW 253° | 670 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tecumseh Peak | SW 232° | 649 m | 21.5 mi |
| West Caddo Peak | S 175° | 628 m | 11.8 mi |
| Flattop | NW 311° | 618 m | 17.4 mi |
| East Caddo Peak | SSE 163° | 616 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mexican Hat Hill | SE 135° | 612 m | 12.1 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SE 134° | 571 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ENE 62° | 494 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:12 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:59 | 17:37 |
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 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Putnam, 6 mi away.
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