Sherwood
Sherwood is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 662 m. Ketchum Mountain stands 830 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood Courthouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 18 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
ghost town in Irion County, Texas
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
92 named places within 25 miles
- Sherwood Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Irion County: 1.0 mi
- Sherwood Cemetery (HTC): 1.2 mi
- Dove Creek Battle: 2.1 mi
- Knickerbocker Schools: 10.1 mi
- Middle Concho Park: 17.6 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 17.7 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Mineral Wells Park: 18.0 mi
- Red Bluff Circle Park: 18.6 mi
- Lopez Peaks: 5.4 mi
- High Point Hill: 11.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 12.3 mi
- Ketchum Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 17.0 mi
- Irion County Museum: 2.1 mi
- Mayer Museum: 22.5 mi
- Railway Museum of San Angelo: 24.4 mi
- E H Danner Museum of Telephony: 24.6 mi
- San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts: 24.6 mi
- Anson Spring: 20.6 mi
- Ben Ficklin: 22.6 mi
- International Water Lily Garden: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchum Mountain | WNW 281° | 830 m | 15.1 mi |
| Johnson Hill | W 273° | 808 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 240° | 797 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lopez Peaks | NW 308° | 781 m | 5.4 mi |
| Monument Hill | SW 218° | 750 m | 12.3 mi |
| High Point Hill | SW 227° | 739 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Hill | SE 133° | 737 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Susan | ESE 110° | 723 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:16 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:09 | 17:45 |
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 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mertzon 12nnw, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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