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. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates32.13590, -95.33680
- 6.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 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: 59
- 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: 24
- 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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