Ghost town · Texas
Darden
Darden is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Cusseta Mountains stands 191 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Bluff, a cliff 5.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 20 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates33.30012, -94.58111
- 20.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 21 mi
90 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 43
- Naples Cemetery: 8.6 mi
- Naples: 8.8 mi
- Jones-Tyson House: 14.5 mi
- First United Methodist Church of DeKalb: 14.5 mi
- New Boston: 14.5 mi
Parks: 26
- Mauldin Lake Park: 13.7 mi
- Tapp Park: 13.9 mi
- Herron Creek Park: 14.2 mi
- Scrapp Miller Park: 14.8 mi
- Jackson Park: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 13
- Adams Hill: 9.5 mi
- Cusseta Mountains: 10.9 mi
- Rea Hill: 12.7 mi
- Glass Hill: 13.3 mi
- Whiteoak Knoll: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Willow Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Knights Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Spanish Bluff: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Elk Meadow Game Ranch: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
- 3 Bostons Museum: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Cass County Southbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Darden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta Mountains | SE 142° | 191 m | 10.9 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | SSW 202° | 151 m | 25.0 mi |
| Hickory Hill | ESE 104° | 141 m | 22.0 mi |
| Glass Hill | NE 45° | 133 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rea Hill | NE 44° | 131 m | 12.7 mi |
| Donaldson Mountain | SSE 168° | 123 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pat Miller Hill | SSW 204° | 121 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jim Jones Hill | NNW 348° | 117 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:38 | 17:16 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dekalb, 13 mi away.
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