Ghost town · Texas
Fairy
Fairy is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Chaney Point stands 461 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin's Gap, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 19 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Hamilton County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates31.84610, -97.98250
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 20.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Martin's Gap: 0.2 mi
- United Methodist Church of Fairy: 0.2 mi
- Fairy Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- Old Hico: 7.3 mi
- Olin Baptist Church: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 48
- Long Point: 0.8 mi
- Twin Mountains: 2.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Paul Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.1 mi
Parks: 17
- Hico City Park: 9.5 mi
- Hico City Park: 9.5 mi
- Cranfills Gap City Park: 10.6 mi
- Pecan Creek Park: 12.2 mi
- Hamilton City Park: 12.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bosque Museum: 23.8 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 24.2 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 20.0 mi
- The Giant U: 22.2 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Billy the Kid Statue: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- High Point: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaney Point | SW 228° | 461 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hoover Knobs | WSW 245° | 457 m | 22.7 mi |
| West Point | SW 215° | 449 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | SSW 210° | 444 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WNW 287° | 441 m | 23.0 mi |
| Slick Hill | W 260° | 439 m | 22.9 mi |
| Lone Mountain | N 357° | 429 m | 22.0 mi |
| Long Point | W 263° | 415 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
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, 10 mi away.
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