Mantua
Mantua is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Snow Hill stands 208 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eula Umphress and Robert Hynds Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 16 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
ghost town in Collin County, Texas
What the record says
- Founded
- 1854
- Abandoned
- 1873
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
167 named places within 25 miles
- Eula Umphress and Robert Hynds Park: 1.2 mi
- Slayter Creek Park: 2.7 mi
- Johnson Park: 3.4 mi
- Natural Spring Park: 3.9 mi
- City of Melissa 90 Acre Park: 6.5 mi
- Umphress-Taylor Home: 1.3 mi
- Van Alstyne Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- Grave of Collin McKinney: 1.6 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne: 1.6 mi
- First Christian Church: 1.6 mi
- Van Alstyne Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Collin County Farm Museum: 10.7 mi
- Collin County History Museum: 14.1 mi
- Collin County Central Museum at the Old Post Office: 14.1 mi
- Chestnut Square Historic Village: 14.3 mi
- Orange tractor: 16.1 mi
- Blue Tractor: 16.2 mi
- Red Tractor: 16.5 mi
- Tractor: 16.6 mi
- Solstice Calendar: 17.3 mi
- Top Fun Ranch: 6.7 mi
- Show Barn: 10.9 mi
- Stall Barn: 11.0 mi
- Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 11.5 mi
- Southfork Ranch: 24.2 mi
- Crepe Myrtle Garden: 10.8 mi
- Meditation Garden: 17.3 mi
- Artistry Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- The Harvest at Frisco Commons: 22.0 mi
- Herman Baker Park: 15.8 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 16.8 mi
- The Corral: 19.1 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 19.6 mi
- Hays Hills: 18.6 mi
- Monarch Hill: 22.4 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 23.2 mi
- Snow Hill: 23.4 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 16.5 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Muddy Creek: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mantua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | ENE 74° | 208 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hays Hills | SSE 147° | 180 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckinney Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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