Desdemona
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. 174 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
ghost town in Eastland County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
174 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Blair, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Desdemona First Baptist Church: 0.2 mi
- Desdemona Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Site of Blackwell Hospital: 8.3 mi
- Lingleville Tabernacle: 10.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Alameda, Texas: 7.1 mi
- Comyn: 14.4 mi
- Thurber: 18.2 mi
- Mangum: 18.4 mi
- La Casa: 24.2 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 10.9 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 17.6 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 17.7 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 18.0 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 18.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 19.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | NE 48° | 507 m | 4.3 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NW 312° | 503 m | 24.8 mi |
| Blue Hills | ENE 60° | 501 m | 9.5 mi |
| Twin Mountain | NE 46° | 499 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NNE 19° | 482 m | 6.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 305° | 475 m | 24.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 304° | 461 m | 11.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SW 233° | 440 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 18 mi away.
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