New Birmingham
New Birmingham is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Cresent Iron Ore Furnaces, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Cresent Iron Ore Furnaces: 0.3 mi
- C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound: 1.3 mi
- Cook's Fort: 1.7 mi
- James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Hill Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Reagan Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Carter Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Pryor Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 2.0 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 2.1 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 8.9 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 13.9 mi
- Lake Jacksonville Park: 14.3 mi
- Weeping Mary: 12.4 mi
- Morrill: 12.8 mi
- Lone Star: 13.4 mi
- Chronister: 17.8 mi
- Wildhurst: 18.3 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 2.2 mi
- McDonald Museum: 23.5 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 4.5 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 10.9 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Birmingham. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | ENE 74° | 221 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | ESE 123° | 214 m | 2.6 mi |
| Flower Mountain | E 93° | 211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SW 228° | 210 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 308° | 209 m | 21.2 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 293° | 207 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 274° | 206 m | 8.7 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NW 307° | 200 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 3 mi away.
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