Ghost town · California
Cement
Cement is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Mount Vaca stands 857 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cement Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.
ghost town located in Solano County, California
What the record says
- Founded
- 1902
- Abandoned
- 1927
How to reach it
Coordinates38.29278, -121.99611
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cement Hill: 0.5 mi
- Suisun Hill: 5.5 mi
- Drakes Point: 5.8 mi
- Luco Hill: 6.8 mi
- Ephlin Hill: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Linear Park Trail: 0.9 mi
- Gary Falati Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Meadow Park: 1.6 mi
- Tolenas Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Pioneer Monument: 3.2 mi
- Solano County Vietnam War Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Rockville Stone Chapel: 7.5 mi
- Cordelia: 9.3 mi
- Thompson's Corner Saloon: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 48
- Suisun Marsh Overlook: 4.6 mi
- Jelly Belly: 5.9 mi
- Cool Patch Pumpkins: 12.6 mi
- Fig Tree: 13.2 mi
- Napa Valley Wine Train: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 47
- Until Then: 4.3 mi
- KUIC Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Passage & Flow: 4.3 mi
- Valley Harvest: 4.4 mi
- Lincoln Corner Apartments: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Laflin Park Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Peacock Roost Area: 15.6 mi
- Parkview Area: 15.6 mi
- Upper Vista Area: 15.6 mi
- Lower Vista Area: 15.6 mi
Museums: 31
- Pena Adobe Park: 3.3 mi
- Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: 3.8 mi
- Vacaville Museum: 4.4 mi
- Center for Freedom & Flight: 6.0 mi
- American Armory Museum: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Gardens: 19
- The Grove: 2.0 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 2.5 mi
- Vacaville's Demonstration Garden: 3.1 mi
- Pauline Davidson Living Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- Fairfield Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Ambrose: 18.0 mi
- Eckley: 20.0 mi
- Buckeye: 20.6 mi
- Nortonville: 24.0 mi
- Somersville: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Green Valley Falls: 10.1 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Playpen: 19.8 mi
- Kite beach: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 15.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Sulfur Springs: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Stags Leap: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Cement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vaca | NW 321° | 857 m | 9.5 mi |
| Atlas Peak | NW 307° | 814 m | 18.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | NW 320° | 726 m | 7.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NW 320° | 694 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wild Cow Mountain | NNW 343° | 685 m | 21.2 mi |
| Edgar Peak | NNW 346° | 682 m | 22.9 mi |
| Twin Sisters | W 276° | 659 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount George | WNW 286° | 572 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 4 mi away.
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