Phalba
Phalba is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mono School, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q110363171, matched on coordinates and name (400 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
114 named places within 25 miles
- Mono School: 3.2 mi
- Old Bethel Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Elm Grove Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- White Hall School: 6.7 mi
- First Baptist Church of Mabank: 7.9 mi
- Purtis Creek State Park: 4.4 mi
- Moseley Park: 8.1 mi
- George Watts Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Mabank Veterans Memorial and Pavilion Park: 8.8 mi
- Gun Barrel City Park: 9.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.3 mi
- Big Rock Top: 4.7 mi
- Melton Rock: 6.6 mi
- Red Hill: 11.9 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 23.3 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 8.2 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 16.4 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 20.0 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 23.4 mi
- Centreville: 9.1 mi
- Mars: 15.5 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 16.2 mi
- Clower: 18.7 mi
- Corinth: 19.0 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 9.2 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 19.0 mi
- Porters Bluff: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phalba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | ESE 115° | 212 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 137° | 207 m | 4.3 mi |
| Melton Rock | SSE 154° | 196 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SE 144° | 187 m | 4.7 mi |
| Red Hill | NE 40° | 171 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pine Grove Hill | SSE 151° | 151 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaufman 3 SE, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439461
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