Jarvis
Jarvis is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Pine Mountain stands 231 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mewshaw State Sawmill and Maydell CCC Camp, a historic site 5.0 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mewshaw State Sawmill and Maydell CCC Camp: 5.0 mi
- Swanson Cemetery: 7.5 mi
- Texas State Railroad: 7.5 mi
- Murdoch McDonald: 8.3 mi
- Maydelle: 8.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 5.9 mi
- Flint Hill: 6.3 mi
- White Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 6.9 mi
- Daly Mountain: 8.7 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 7.0 mi
- Texas State Railroad: 7.5 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Calhoun Park: 10.1 mi
- Reagan Park: 10.7 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 9.8 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 11.7 mi
- City Lake Park: 13.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 14.9 mi
- Lakeview Assembly: 15.9 mi
- McDonald Museum: 8.8 mi
- Howard House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 17.6 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 20.7 mi
- New Birmingham: 19.1 mi
- Weeping Mary: 20.0 mi
- Morrill: 25.0 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 11.9 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jarvis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NW 313° | 231 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | E 90° | 214 m | 21.3 mi |
| Rock Hill | NNW 333° | 214 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | E 99° | 210 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gray Mountain | N 9° | 209 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NE 52° | 207 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | E 80° | 206 m | 10.5 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NE 44° | 200 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palestine 2 NE, 10 mi away.
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