Ghost town · Texas
Etna
Etna is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullard Kids Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 153 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates32.13590, -95.33680
- 6.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
153 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Bullard Water Well: 1.0 mi
- Dewberry Plantation House: 4.3 mi
- At this site was the camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas: 4.3 mi
- Killough Massacre Burial Site: 5.6 mi
- Love's Lookout: 8.1 mi
Parks: 55
- Bullard Kids Park: 0.8 mi
- Green Acres Recreation Outreach Complex (The ROC): 5.5 mi
- Faulkner Park: 7.9 mi
- Love's Lookout Park: 8.1 mi
- Gardenview Park: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 22
- Snow Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 10.7 mi
- Kickapoo Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Jim Beard Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Gray Mountain: 12.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Bullard History Museum: 0.9 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 11.6 mi
- Tyler Museum of Art: 14.1 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden Center & Rose Museum: 14.5 mi
- Smith County Historical Society: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 23.0 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
- Fine Arts Complex: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Tyler Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- CCC Rock Dam: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Etna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | W 274° | 234 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 239° | 231 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rock Hill | WSW 254° | 214 m | 17.9 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | WNW 301° | 212 m | 19.2 mi |
| Gray Mountain | SSW 199° | 209 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | S 176° | 207 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | S 171° | 206 m | 24.8 mi |
| Snow Mountain | ESE 106° | 201 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tyler, 12 mi away.
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