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Zavala

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Zavala is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Twin Hills stands 157 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is SH 63 Angelina River Public Boat Ramp (TXDOT), a park 1.4 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

ghost town in Jasper County, Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates31.00920, -94.13830

80 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Lynch Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Pace Hill: 3.4 mi
  • McGee Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Hi Truett Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Cyclone Hill: 8.7 mi
Parks: 18
  • SH 63 Angelina River Public Boat Ramp (TXDOT): 1.4 mi
  • Ebenezer Park: 4.3 mi
  • Bevelport Townsite Historical Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Dikes Park: 6.2 mi
  • State Wildlife Scientific Area: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Moore Plantation WMA: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsENE 68°157 m19.8 mi
Hi Truett HillE 92°143 m7.8 mi
Moss HillNW 307°123 m19.6 mi
Moss HillNW 307°122 m19.6 mi
Cyclone HillNW 309°120 m8.7 mi
Chinquapin HillNE 53°116 m19.2 mi
Bald HillSE 142°111 m14.4 mi
Walker HillNE 51°111 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5719:28
June solstice06:1419:4820:24
September equinox07:0618:4319:15
December solstice07:1116:4317:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706053
Precip in5.64.85.44.64.55.53.55.04.45.25.36.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAM Rayburn DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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