Ghost town · Texas
Illinois Bend
Illinois Bend is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Jim Ned Lookout stands 394 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Illinois Bend School, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
ghost town in Montague County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates33.88170, -97.48720
74 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 24
- Illinois Bend School: 0.1 mi
- Spanish Fort: 8.6 mi
- Site of the 1759 Taovayo Victory Over Spain: 8.6 mi
- Valley View Baptist Church: 11.3 mi
- Head of Elm Cemetery: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 18
- Brushy Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Mount View: 9.1 mi
- Gordon Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Snake Hill: 11.3 mi
- Three Mounds: 14.1 mi
Parks: 14
- Boone Park: 9.1 mi
- Joe Benton Park: 9.7 mi
- Weldon Robb Park: 10.1 mi
- Boggess Park: 12.8 mi
- St Jo Downtown Park: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Spanish Fort: 9.4 mi
- Marysville: 11.7 mi
- Sivells Bend: 15.3 mi
- Red River Station: 18.4 mi
- Belcherville: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Artillery Museum: 13.0 mi
- Horton Classic Car Museum: 15.2 mi
- Wilson Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 21.3 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rock Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 10.3 mi
- White Bluff: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 13.0 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ned Lookout | SSW 204° | 394 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount View | SSW 197° | 393 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gordon Mountain | SSW 193° | 393 m | 10.0 mi |
| Dye Mound | SSW 202° | 388 m | 19.2 mi |
| Newby Mound | SSW 197° | 368 m | 21.3 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | SSW 193° | 362 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | SSW 193° | 356 m | 21.5 mi |
| Jack Mound | S 189° | 348 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burneyville 2SE Mesont, 13 mi away.
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