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Tarver's Ferry

Tarver's Ferry from directly overhead

Tarver's Ferry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Coffeeville, C. S. A., a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 10 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.84541, -94.71690

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 2.7 mi
  • Martin Luther King Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Ore City Local Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pine Hollow Park: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Valley Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Buzzard Roost Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Brown Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Holiday Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Helms Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Camp Mountain: 6.3 mi
Museums: 13
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Port Jefferson History & Nature Center: 22.6 mi
  • Garland P Ferguson Park: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandy Beach: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainWSW 239°204 m17.9 mi
East MountainSSW 208°200 m19.0 mi
Tidwell MountainSW 216°191 m18.3 mi
West MountainSW 215°191 m19.4 mi
Simpson MountainSW 235°188 m14.2 mi
Camp MountainSW 226°187 m6.3 mi
Howell MountainWNW 283°185 m9.8 mi
Gilmont LookoutWSW 253°184 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:31
June solstice06:1219:5520:31
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1816:4017:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647380838377665547
Precip in3.54.04.64.24.73.93.12.73.74.23.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Daingerfield 9 S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454129376

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