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Desdemona

Desdemona from directly overhead

Desdemona is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Blair, C.S.A., a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Eastland County, Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates32.27030, -98.55030

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • De Leon Community Park: 10.7 mi
  • Old City Park: 10.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
  • Dublin City Park: 17.0 mi
  • Memorial Stadium Park: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Jameson Peaks: 4.3 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Blue Hills: 9.5 mi
  • Washout Mountain: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Ol' Rip: 18.1 mi
  • Thurber Smokestack: 18.2 mi
  • John Tarleton Ranch House: 20.8 mi
  • Center Grove Schoolhouse: 20.8 mi
  • Carriage House: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 16.7 mi
  • Earl Rudder Statue: 19.6 mi
  • The Ultra: 19.8 mi
  • John Tarleton Statue: 19.9 mi
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Jim's vegetable garden: 10.1 mi
  • Grimes Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Tarleton Garden: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 19.6 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jameson PeaksNE 48°507 m4.3 mi
Gunsight MountainNW 312°503 m24.8 mi
Blue HillsENE 60°501 m9.5 mi
Twin MountainNE 46°499 m10.8 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNNE 19°482 m6.8 mi
Flat Top MountainNW 305°475 m24.8 mi
Round MountainNW 304°461 m11.0 mi
Indian MountainSW 233°440 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:2920:0920:45
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:3216:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444756637279838275655345
Precip in1.22.02.41.83.83.42.03.12.83.01.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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