Ghost town · Texas
Luckenbach
Luckenbach is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 479 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Engel Family, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.7 miles off.
ghost town in Gillespie County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.18152, -98.75721
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Engel Family: 0.1 mi
- Luckenbach School: 0.3 mi
- Jakob (Jacob) Brodbeck: 2.5 mi
- Texas Ranger General E. Kirby Smith, C.S.A.: 3.6 mi
- The Grapetown School: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Big Hill: 6.1 mi
- Kordzik Hills: 8.4 mi
- Schuessler Hill: 8.4 mi
- Roundhead: 8.4 mi
- Henke Hill: 8.6 mi
Parks: 34
- Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 6.9 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 7.1 mi
- Old Fair Park: 9.2 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 9.5 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 9.5 mi
Museums: 14
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 7.0 mi
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 8.8 mi
- LBJ Museum: 8.9 mi
- Texas White House: 8.9 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Grapetown: 2.4 mi
- Blumenthal: 2.9 mi
- Cain City: 3.5 mi
- Zodiac: 3.7 mi
- Bankersmith: 5.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Wenzel Spring: 8.3 mi
- Marschall Spring: 12.2 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 13.6 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 17.7 mi
- Trough Spring: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 0.2 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 21.3 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Gaddis Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Ravenhead: 20.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cave Without a Name: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Luckenbach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 327° | 660 m | 17.4 mi |
| Big Hill | SSW 208° | 612 m | 6.1 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NW 308° | 597 m | 11.6 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SW 223° | 596 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cedarhead | NNW 330° | 595 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bell Mountain | N 7° | 594 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hotopp Hills | NW 308° | 593 m | 10.7 mi |
| Wolkenburg | SW 224° | 589 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
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, 10 mi away.
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