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Centreville

Centreville from directly overhead

Centreville is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gun Barrel City Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates32.33076, -96.09385

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 31
  • Gun Barrel City Park: 1.4 mi
  • George Watts Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Mabank Veterans Memorial and Pavilion Park: 2.9 mi
  • Tom Finley Park: 4.5 mi
  • Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Telfair Island Unit: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Melton Rock: 9.5 mi
  • Big Rock Top: 9.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Pine Grove Hill: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 20.8 mi
  • Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillENE 72°207 m10.0 mi
Melton RockE 88°196 m9.5 mi
Big Rock TopENE 75°187 m9.7 mi
Red HillNE 43°171 m21.0 mi
Pine Grove HillSE 129°151 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1919:5920:35
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2216:4717:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637280838477665547

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaufman 3 SE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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