Thurber
Thurber is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Thurber Smokestack, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 174 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States (near the Palo Pinto county line), located 75 miles west of Fort Worth
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 26 mi
- Bone Bend · 26 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 26 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 26 mi
174 named places within 25 miles
- New York Hill: 0.5 mi
- Steam Shovel Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Stump Hill: 1.0 mi
- Italian Hill: 1.1 mi
- Coal Mine Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Site of Hotel Knox and Thurber Mining Office: 0.1 mi
- New York Hill: 0.2 mi
- Site of Thurber's First Coal Mine: 0.2 mi
- Site of Thurber Brick Plant: 0.2 mi
- St. Barbara's Catholic Church: 0.2 mi
- New York Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
- Stephenville Country Club Park Area: 19.2 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Picnic Park: 19.3 mi
- Kickapoo Park: 21.3 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 0.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 19.3 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 19.3 mi
- John Tarleton Ranch House: 23.4 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 23.4 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 0.3 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 19.1 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 23.4 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 24.5 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 24.6 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 23.1 mi
- Earl Rudder Statue: 23.2 mi
- The Ultra: 23.3 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 23.3 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 23.4 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 22.2 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 23.3 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 23.5 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
- La Casa: 17.1 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 18.0 mi
- Desdemona: 18.2 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 24.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 19.3 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 19.4 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thurber. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | SSW 199° | 507 m | 14.3 mi |
| Blue Hills | S 178° | 501 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Mountain | S 180° | 499 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SSW 209° | 482 m | 11.5 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | WNW 291° | 482 m | 22.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 239° | 461 m | 19.8 mi |
| Maxwell Mountain | WNW 284° | 449 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 358° | 443 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Palo Pinto, 11 mi away.
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