Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Pat Dick Hill stands 291 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth Cemetery, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Denton County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Elizabeth Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Chapel Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Silver Spur Saloon: 3.2 mi
- Roanoke Lodge No. 668, A.F. & A.M.: 3.2 mi
- Roanoke: 3.2 mi
- Chadwick Farms Park: 0.9 mi
- Alliance Park: 1.1 mi
- Ranches East Park: 2.5 mi
- Lost Creek Ranch Park: 2.6 mi
- Harriet Creek Park: 2.7 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 8.3 mi
- Moxley Manor: 13.5 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 14.1 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 14.1 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 16.6 mi
- Say What You See!: 7.0 mi
- ==: 7.1 mi
- The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: 7.6 mi
- Weather: 12.6 mi
- Benjamin Richard Wall: 12.8 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 3.2 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 12.6 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 12.9 mi
- Imagisphere Childrens Museum: 13.6 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 12.0 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 12.5 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 12.6 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 12.6 mi
- Town Common: 4.5 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 6.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.9 mi
- Crawford Hill: 8.6 mi
- Long Point: 8.9 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 7.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 13.7 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 15.0 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 20.1 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 17.6 mi
- Lone Point: 17.6 mi
- Shayhan Point: 17.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 24.9 mi
- Sowers: 21.3 mi
- Rush Creek: 24.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 24.7 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 16.1 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 21.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elizabethtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dick Hill | WNW 300° | 291 m | 18.5 mi |
| Burton Knob | WSW 250° | 278 m | 20.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | SW 219° | 264 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 27° | 253 m | 10.0 mi |
| Long Point | NNE 25° | 234 m | 8.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNE 30° | 231 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SE 141° | 218 m | 9.2 mi |
| Town Common | ESE 120° | 217 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Alliance AP, 3 mi away.
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