Ghost town · Texas
Albert
Albert is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Big Hill stands 612 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Creek School, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.9 miles off.
ghost town in Gillespie County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.19389, -98.60167
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Williams Creek School: 0.1 mi
- Wilke Cemetery at Albert, Texas: 0.7 mi
- Trinity Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Trinity Lutheran Church: 3.0 mi
- Site of The Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Circle Benchmark: 7.3 mi
- Martin Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Roundhead: 7.9 mi
- Monument Hill: 9.7 mi
- Cave Hill: 10.3 mi
Parks: 25
- Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 4.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Johnson City Little League: 12.9 mi
- Johnson CIty Park: 13.1 mi
- Pedernales River Nature Park: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Blumenthal: 8.6 mi
- Luckenbach: 9.3 mi
- Grapetown: 10.5 mi
- Zodiac: 11.7 mi
- Cain City: 12.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 3.2 mi
- Texas White House: 3.6 mi
- LBJ Museum: 3.6 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 12.7 mi
- Science Mill: 12.7 mi
Springs: 7
- Wenzel Spring: 12.3 mi
- Marschall Spring: 15.4 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 22.4 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 22.8 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 9.3 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- River Overlook: 23.6 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
- Red Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cave Without a Name: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Albert. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | WSW 243° | 612 m | 13.7 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | WNW 289° | 597 m | 19.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | WSW 239° | 596 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cedarhead | WNW 299° | 595 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNW 338° | 594 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hotopp Hills | WNW 288° | 593 m | 18.7 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | NNW 336° | 588 m | 19.6 mi |
| Henke Hill | WNW 295° | 586 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blanco, 13 mi away.
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