Ghost town · Texas
Shannon
Shannon is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Indian Hills stands 396 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Backbone Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 18 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
How to reach it
Coordinates33.47390, -98.25890
- 18.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
92 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 49
- Buffalo Springs: 8.9 mi
- Buffalo Springs, C.S.A.: 8.9 mi
- The Stone Houses: 11.8 mi
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Windthorst: 12.5 mi
- Markley Cemetery Decoration Day: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 22
- Backbone Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Lebo: 5.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Satanta Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Gap Mountain: 9.5 mi
Parks: 18
- Little Post Oak Creek Park: 15.8 mi
- Deer Creek Park: 15.8 mi
- Nocatee Park: 16.2 mi
- Tonkawa Park: 17.8 mi
- Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Dinosaur Park: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shannon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills | S 191° | 396 m | 10.5 mi |
| Spie Knob | SSW 209° | 383 m | 15.2 mi |
| Galliher Mountain | ESE 104° | 375 m | 12.9 mi |
| Brushy Mound | ENE 67° | 363 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bare Mountain | WSW 239° | 362 m | 13.5 mi |
| Tater Hill | S 185° | 360 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 179° | 355 m | 14.4 mi |
| Queens Peak | ENE 65° | 352 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksboro, 19 mi away.
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