Ghost town · Texas
Alameda, Texas
Alameda, Texas is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 405 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the east, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, US
How to reach it
Coordinates32.33402, -98.64644
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
134 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 58
- Merriman Baptist Church: 6.9 mi
- Merriman Cemetery: 6.9 mi
- Desdemona First Baptist Church: 7.1 mi
- Fort Blair, C.S.A.: 7.2 mi
- Desdemona Cemetery: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 42
- Round Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 5.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Jameson Peaks: 9.0 mi
- Washout Mountain: 10.8 mi
Parks: 12
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Eastland City Park: 11.8 mi
- Six Flags Park: 12.0 mi
- Old City Park: 16.6 mi
- De Leon Community Park: 16.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Eastland County Museum: 11.0 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 11.1 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 11.2 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 16.5 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Ol' Rip: 11.1 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alameda, Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | E 100° | 507 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NW 314° | 503 m | 17.7 mi |
| Blue Hills | E 89° | 501 m | 13.9 mi |
| Twin Mountain | ENE 77° | 499 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 298° | 494 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ENE 76° | 482 m | 8.1 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNW 341° | 482 m | 21.2 mi |
| Double mountain | NW 317° | 476 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 11 mi away.
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