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Goforth

Goforth from directly overhead

Goforth is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

unincorporated community in Texas, United States

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Coordinates30.02194, -97.79333

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Shadow Creek: 1.8 mi
  • Green Meadows Park: 2.9 mi
  • Green Meadows Park: 3.1 mi
  • Corner Park: 3.7 mi
  • Corner Park: 3.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 47
  • City of Kyle Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Peace Garden: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Woods Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Barton Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Carpenter Hills: 7.7 mi
  • Koeglar Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 10.7 mi
Museums: 44
Nature reserves: 44
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 17.4 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Chalk Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 15.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 15.4 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goforth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainWNW 283°451 m23.1 mi
Roundtree MountainWNW 289°449 m24.8 mi
Peach MountainWNW 288°429 m22.4 mi
Gainor MountainWNW 296°429 m23.1 mi
Lone Woman MountainW 281°423 m19.1 mi
Lone Man MountainWNW 282°416 m18.0 mi
Wallace MountainNW 305°406 m20.4 mi
Tower HillWSW 255°404 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687682858579705952
Precip in2.81.92.92.45.03.42.22.53.04.22.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 13 mi away.

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