Ghost town · Texas
Zodiac
Zodiac is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinta Trail, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
ghost town in Gillespie County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.22470, -98.79360
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- The Pinta Trail: 1.1 mi
- The Easter Fires: 2.5 mi
- Luckenbach School: 3.6 mi
- Site of Fort Martin Scott: 3.6 mi
- Engel Family: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Kordzik Hills: 4.7 mi
- Schuessler Hill: 4.7 mi
- Henke Hill: 4.9 mi
- Schuetzen Hill: 5.2 mi
- Kneese Hill: 5.6 mi
Parks: 36
- Fort Martin Scott: 3.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 5.7 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 5.9 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 6.0 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 3.5 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 5.5 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 5.5 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 6.2 mi
- LBJ Museum: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Cain City: 2.2 mi
- Blumenthal: 3.1 mi
- Luckenbach: 3.7 mi
- Grapetown: 5.5 mi
- Bankersmith: 7.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Marschall Spring: 9.2 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 11.7 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 13.2 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 14.1 mi
- Cherry Spring: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Gaddis Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Ravenhead: 20.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Indian Point: 24.0 mi
- Welge Poing: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 3.6 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 3.9 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 17.6 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 18.4 mi
- Lupe: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Zodiac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 328° | 660 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big Hill | S 185° | 612 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 338° | 608 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buckeye Point | NW 313° | 601 m | 20.0 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | WNW 301° | 597 m | 8.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSW 210° | 596 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cedarhead | NNW 333° | 595 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNE 16° | 594 m | 16.0 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 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 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, 7 mi away.
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