Skip to content

Fairy

Fairy from directly overhead

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

Named places within 25 miles

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
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Billy the Kid Statue: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chaney PointSW 228°461 m23.8 mi
Hoover KnobsWSW 245°457 m22.7 mi
West PointSW 215°449 m23.1 mi
Little Round MountainSSW 210°444 m24.6 mi
Sand MountainWNW 287°441 m23.0 mi
Slick HillW 260°439 m22.9 mi
Lone MountainN 357°429 m22.0 mi
Long PointW 263°415 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:2820:0620:41
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2916:5617:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454856647280838375655546
Precip in2.42.83.03.14.44.82.12.72.73.82.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

WikipediaWikidata
More ghost towns in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Fairy.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens