Ghost town · Texas
Sher-Han
Sher-Han is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 965 m. Horseshoe Hill stands 914 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Oslo Community, a historic site 6.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 120 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
How to reach it
Coordinates36.49792, -101.46364
- 119.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
33 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 18
- Goodwell Town Hall: 11.5 mi
- Dale Park: 12.0 mi
- No Mans Land Park: 12.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 12.4 mi
- Oklahoma Park: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
- The Oslo Community: 6.0 mi
- Gruver Cemetery: 16.6 mi
- Old Hardesty 1886-1906: 16.9 mi
- Old Farwell: 17.9 mi
- Dodge City-Tascosa Trail: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Optima National Wildlife Refuge: 17.4 mi
- Optima State Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Shorb Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 3
- Lightning Point: 18.5 mi
- Mount Helland: 19.6 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 23.2 mi
Museums: 1
- No Mans Land Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sher-Han. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Hill | E 93° | 914 m | 23.2 mi |
| Lightning Point | E 95° | 910 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Helland | ESE 111° | 894 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:30 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:55 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodwell 2 SE, 10 mi away.
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