Ambrose Ghost Town

Contra Costa County, California38.0353, -121.9500

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
0.7 miBay Point, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec12 of 12
Elevation
20 ft5 m
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Ambrose. No free-licensed photo yet.

Ambrose is an abandoned town in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at about 20 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miWalnut CreekMartinezPleasant HillAmbrose
  • City, county
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ambrose. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bay Point, CA, about 0.7 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburg, CA, 3 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Port Chicago3.9 mi west
  2. Nortonville6.6 mi southeast
  3. Acelanus7.1 mi south
  4. Somersville7.2 mi southeast
  5. Stewartville8.2 mi southeast
  6. Judsonville9.1 mi southeast
  7. West Hartley9.9 mi southeast
  8. Eckley14 mi west

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5841Jan6244Feb6747Mar7149Apr7853May8457Jun8859Jul8859Aug8558Sep7853Oct6645Nov5841DecJan: 3.2 inFeb: 3.2 inMar: 2.3 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 0.5 inJun: 0.2 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.7 inNov: 1.6 inDec: 3.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run all year, judging by NOAA normals from Concord Buchanan Fld. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Concord Buchanan Fld station (USW00023254), 6.5 miles away. About 16.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationContra Costa County, California
Coordinates38.03528, -121.95000
Elevation20 ft (5 m)
Also known asAmbrose, Contra Costa County, California, Ambrose, CA
SourcesWikidata Q4741743 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ambrose ghost town?

In Contra Costa County, California, at 38.0353, -121.9500. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bay Point, CA, about 0.7 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburg, CA, 3 miles away.

Can you visit Ambrose?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Ambrose?

Mild months here run all year, judging by NOAA normals from Concord Buchanan Fld. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Ambrose?

Yes. Port Chicago (3.9 mi), Nortonville (6.6 mi), Acelanus (7.1 mi), Somersville (7.2 mi).

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