Sweden
Sweden is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Las Hermanas stands 253 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Merchants Exchange Bank, a historic site 4.5 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 19 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
ghost town in Duval County, United States
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
25 named places within 25 miles
- Merchants Exchange Bank: 4.5 mi
- La Mota de Olmos Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- Santo Nino Cemetery: 12.7 mi
- Felipe Valerio Store and Garage: 17.7 mi
- El Plan de San Diego: 19.9 mi
- Sarnosa Hill: 19.1 mi
- Cedro Hill: 19.9 mi
- Piedritos Hill: 22.3 mi
- Las Hermanas: 23.8 mi
- Padre Pedro Plaza: 19.9 mi
- Jim Hogg County Park: 21.5 mi
- Seeligson Park: 24.7 mi
- Crestonio: 15.6 mi
- Pila Blanca: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Hermanas | WNW 285° | 253 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sarnosa Hill | NW 322° | 211 m | 19.1 mi |
| Piedritos Hill | NNW 346° | 207 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cedro Hill | NW 315° | 199 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:59 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:10 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benavides #2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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