Ghost town · Texas
Kelsey
Kelsey is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. Texas Forest Trail passes 16 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Upshur County, Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates32.73170, -95.04970
- 16.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake Gilmer Park: 4.6 mi
- Ella Granville Park: 5.6 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 6.0 mi
- Yamboree Grounds: 6.7 mi
- Gilmer City Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Pritchett Normal Institute: 5.1 mi
- Rhonesboro: 5.6 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Gilmer: 5.9 mi
- Croley Funeral Home: 6.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Gilmer: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 27
- Underwood Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Murphy Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Peter Hayes Hill: 6.0 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 7.7 mi
- McDonald Mountain: 7.7 mi
Museums: 12
- Historic Upshur Museum: 6.2 mi
- Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum: 6.3 mi
- The Gladewater Museum: 14.9 mi
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: 18.8 mi
- North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Belzora: 15.1 mi
- Coffeeville: 18.2 mi
- Utica: 19.5 mi
- Center Point: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tree of Life: 7.5 mi
- Colonel L.P. Featherstone Memorial statue: 19.9 mi
- Served with Honor: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Serenity Garden: 8.6 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Garland P Ferguson Park: 13.1 mi
- Snavely Discovery Well: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- CCC Rock Dam: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Pavillion: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kelsey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | ESE 109° | 204 m | 4.2 mi |
| East Mountain | SE 131° | 200 m | 13.6 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | SSW 194° | 196 m | 19.8 mi |
| Stivers Hill | NW 320° | 194 m | 16.3 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | S 171° | 192 m | 22.4 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | SE 129° | 191 m | 11.2 mi |
| West Mountain | SE 134° | 191 m | 11.4 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | E 92° | 188 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilmer 4 WNW, 1 mi away.
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