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Three Way

Three Way from directly overhead

Three Way is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Sand Mountain stands 441 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Creek Cemetery, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 17 miles off. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

ghost town in Erath County, Texas

How to reach it

Coordinates32.15810, -98.02970

178 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Parks: 57
  • 67 Roadside Park: 8.0 mi
  • Purple Goat Park: 10.4 mi
  • Bosque Park: 10.5 mi
  • Riverwalk Townhomes Courtyard: 10.7 mi
  • Century Park: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Lone Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Chalk Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 8
  • Carriage House: 10.9 mi
  • Center Grove Schoolhouse: 10.9 mi
  • John Tarleton Ranch House: 10.9 mi
  • Billy the Kid Statue: 12.1 mi
  • Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 2
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
  • Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand MountainSW441 m24.1 mi
Lone MountainENE429 m1.5 mi
Bunker HillWNW427 m5.7 mi
Long PointS415 m21.7 mi
Twin MountainsS411 m24.5 mi
Chalk MountainENE390 m6.3 mi
Comanche PeakNE373 m20.3 mi
Jackson HillSSE372 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:2720:0620:42
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:3016:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647380848476665547
Precip in1.82.22.82.95.03.32.03.03.33.32.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stephenville Clark FLD, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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