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Thurber, a historic site in Texas
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Thurber, a historic site in Texas
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Thurber, a historic site in Texas
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Thurber, a historic site in Texas
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Thurber, a historic site in Texas
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Thurber, a historic site in Texas
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Thurber is a historic site 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 5.3 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Thurber is an unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States (near the Palo Pinto county line), located 75 miles west of Fort Worth. It was, between 1888 and 1921, one of the largest producers of bituminous coal in Texas and the largest company town in the state, with a population of over 10,000. The population of the community is 48 per the 2010 United States census.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7799256, matched on coordinates and name (38 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.50775, -98.41600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 60
  • 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: 1.6 mi
Parks: 30
  • 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
Attractions: 7
Museums: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 23.1 mi
  • Earl Rudder Statue: 23.2 mi
  • The Ultra: 23.2 mi
  • John Tarleton Statue: 23.3 mi
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Tarleton Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Grimes Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 23.0 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jameson PeaksSSW 199°507 m14.3 mi
Blue HillsS 178°501 m11.7 mi
Twin MountainS 180°499 m8.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 209°482 m11.5 mi
Steal Easy MountainWNW 291°482 m22.0 mi
Round MountainWSW 239°461 m19.8 mi
Maxwell MountainWNW 284°449 m24.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN 358°443 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:46
June solstice06:2820:0920:45
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3216:5517:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454857657381858477665546

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Palo Pinto, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403570171

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