Duffau
Duffau is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Sand Mountain stands 441 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Duffau Baptist Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 19 miles off. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
ghost town in Erath County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
169 named places within 25 miles
- Duffau Baptist Church: 0.2 mi
- Duffau School: 0.6 mi
- Duffau Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- The Rev. Henry Hurley: 1.5 mi
- Johnsville Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Hico City Park: 7.2 mi
- 67 Roadside Park: 9.5 mi
- Yoho Park: 13.0 mi
- Memorial Trees: 13.8 mi
- Bosque Park: 13.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 11.9 mi
- The Giant U: 8.7 mi
- Moo-La: 14.2 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 14.3 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 14.6 mi
- The Ultra: 14.7 mi
- Three Way: 5.2 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Clairette: 10.9 mi
- Alexander: 10.9 mi
- Purves: 15.6 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 6.9 mi
- Carriage House: 14.2 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 14.2 mi
- John Tarleton Ranch House: 14.2 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 16.6 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 14.2 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 16.0 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 16.2 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 18.6 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 18.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 14.7 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 14.7 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 15.8 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 18.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 18.7 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 14.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 18.4 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
- Comanche Peak: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duffau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | WSW 244° | 441 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lone Mountain | N 10° | 429 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 325° | 427 m | 9.5 mi |
| Long Point | S 175° | 415 m | 16.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | S 175° | 411 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | S 169° | 391 m | 24.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NE 41° | 390 m | 8.6 mi |
| Paul Mountain | SSE 159° | 373 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 7 mi away.
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