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Chronister

Chronister from directly overhead

Chronister is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildhurst, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in East Texas

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Coordinates31.53220, -95.01680
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 31
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 9.4 mi
  • Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 11.3 mi
  • SH 7 Angelina River Public Access (TXDOT): 11.8 mi
  • Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park: 12.1 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 13.0 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Sunshine Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Henry White Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Angelina College Roadrunner: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNNE 24°221 m23.1 mi
Bradford MountainNNW 346°214 m15.7 mi
Flower MountainNE 38°211 m20.0 mi
Pryor MountainNW 322°210 m16.5 mi
Mount HopeNW 319°206 m22.8 mi
Gibson MountainNW 324°199 m14.3 mi
Jones MountainNW 319°199 m15.1 mi
Reagan MountainNW 324°199 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1619:5320:29
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:1616:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475157647278818176665548
Precip in4.54.04.24.04.64.22.83.83.94.84.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lufkin 11 NW, 10 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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