Ghost town · Texas
Eckert
Eckert is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 531 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
ghost town in Gillespie County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.41440, -98.73670
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bell Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Dungeon Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Garrett Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Andy Moore Mountain: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Crabapple School: 5.9 mi
- St. John's Lutheran Church: 6.0 mi
- Welgehausen Ranch: 6.3 mi
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery: 6.3 mi
- St. Paul Lutheran Church: 6.4 mi
Parks: 20
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 12.5 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 12.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 12.9 mi
- Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 13.1 mi
Museums: 12
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 12.5 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 12.6 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 12.6 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 13.3 mi
- LBJ Museum: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Blumenthal: 13.3 mi
- Zodiac: 13.5 mi
- Click: 14.1 mi
- Cain City: 15.7 mi
- Luckenbach: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hickory Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Brockmann Point: 21.6 mi
- Welge Poing: 21.8 mi
- Indian Point: 22.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Marschall Spring: 4.7 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 8.2 mi
- Cherry Spring: 13.3 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Canyons Off Road Park: 11.4 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Eckert. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | W 262° | 660 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cedarhead | SW 221° | 595 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNE 25° | 594 m | 2.5 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | WNW 298° | 594 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hotopp Hills | SW 226° | 593 m | 13.6 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | N 359° | 588 m | 2.6 mi |
| Henke Hill | SSW 213° | 586 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SW 224° | 586 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 16 mi away.
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