Purves
Purves is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. Cowhouse Mountain stands 509 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pecan Cemetery, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
146 named places within 25 miles
- Pecan Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Pecan Cemetery Tabernacle: 1.6 mi
- Alexander Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Old Dublin Memorial Park Cemetery: 5.6 mi
- Hogan Blacksmith Shop: 6.9 mi
- Yoho Park: 3.9 mi
- Wright Historical Park: 7.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Park and Public Library: 7.1 mi
- Memorial Stadium Park: 7.3 mi
- Dublin City Park: 7.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Slick Hill: 16.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 16.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 19.1 mi
- Long Point: 19.5 mi
- Earl Rudder Statue: 15.0 mi
- The Ultra: 15.0 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 15.0 mi
- Moo-La: 15.5 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 15.5 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 7.0 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 17.3 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 14.1 mi
- Carriage House: 15.7 mi
- John Tarleton Ranch House: 15.7 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 15.7 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 22.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 14.6 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 15.0 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 15.5 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 18.4 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 15.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowhouse Mountain | SSW 210° | 509 m | 22.0 mi |
| Schoen Mountain | SSW 213° | 509 m | 23.5 mi |
| Blue Hills | NNW 341° | 501 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hoover Knobs | S 190° | 457 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SW 231° | 441 m | 6.4 mi |
| Slick Hill | SSW 201° | 439 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NE 54° | 429 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 34° | 427 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
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 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dublin 2SE, 5 mi away.
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