Ghost town · Texas
Fratt
Fratt is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kallison Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates29.51750, -98.39690
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kallison Park: 0.8 mi
- Takas Park: 1.3 mi
- Robert L.B. Tobin Park: 1.5 mi
- Village Park: 2.1 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Theis Hill: 4.7 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 5.0 mi
- Calf Hill: 6.0 mi
- Classen Hill: 10.2 mi
- Hillcrest: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Dawson Massacre: 2.0 mi
- The Battle of the Salado: 2.4 mi
- Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II: 3.4 mi
- Route of El Camino Real: 3.4 mi
- F-4 Phantom: 3.7 mi
Museums: 58
- Longhorn Depot: 3.1 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 3.1 mi
- Party Caboose: 3.1 mi
- Zucht Display Building: 3.1 mi
- Pullman McKeever: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 45
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 5.8 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 6.2 mi
- Magic Stones: 6.4 mi
- The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 41
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 1.5 mi
- Blue Hole: 5.4 mi
- Little Blue Hole: 5.5 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 6.2 mi
- Murchison Tower: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 16
- El Dorado Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Terrell Hills Public Garden: 3.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 4.0 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 5.5 mi
Springs: 14
- San Pedro Spring: 8.0 mi
- Devine Spring: 10.7 mi
- Walnut Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cherry Spring: 11.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Coker: 6.3 mi
- Adkins: 12.9 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 13.9 mi
- Carpenter: 16.0 mi
- Kicaster: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Menoo Woods: 8.3 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Bird of Prey: 14.3 mi
- Medallion Park: 15.7 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- The Picnic Place: 1.5 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Medicine Wall: 11.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Fratt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | WNW 285° | 484 m | 20.9 mi |
| Devils Hill | N 351° | 466 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 304° | 465 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 302° | 460 m | 19.1 mi |
| High Hill | NW 320° | 456 m | 15.2 mi |
| Leon Hill | NW 316° | 451 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NW 323° | 449 m | 16.3 mi |
| Butte Hill | NW 325° | 449 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Intl AP, 6 mi away.
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