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. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Texas, US
How to reach it
Coordinates32.33402, -98.64644
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 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: 7
- 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
- Picnic Area: 23.0 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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