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. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
140 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
- 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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