Ditto Ghost Town

Atascosa County, Texas29.0814, -98.6161

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4 miPoteet, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miBexar
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Ditto is a ghost town in Atascosa County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miPleasantonLackland AFBSandy OaksJourdantonDevineLytleDitto
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ditto. 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 Poteet, TX, about 4 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Antonio, TX, 27 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Bexar11 mi northwest
  2. Benton City13 mi northwest
  3. Dobrowolski13 mi south
  4. Chinese Coal Mine15 mi northwest
  5. Leal19 mi southeast
  6. Saspamco22 mi northeast
  7. Calaveras24 mi northeast
  8. Boldtville25 mi northeast

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°6641Jan7045Feb7652Mar8258Apr8866May9472Jun9674Jul9874Aug9269Sep8560Oct7549Nov6742DecJan: 1.6 inFeb: 1.8 inMar: 2.0 inApr: 2.1 inMay: 3.6 inJun: 3.4 inJul: 2.4 inAug: 2.0 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 2.3 inNov: 1.5 inDec: 1.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Poteet. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Poteet station (USC00417215), 4.7 miles away. About 28.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationAtascosa County, Texas
Coordinates29.08136, -98.61613
SourcesWikidata Q110413395 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ditto ghost town?

In Atascosa County, Texas, at 29.0814, -98.6161. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Poteet, TX, about 4 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is San Antonio, TX, 27 miles away.

Can you visit Ditto?

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 Ditto?

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Poteet. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Ditto?

Yes. Bexar (11 mi), Benton City (13 mi), Dobrowolski (13 mi), Chinese Coal Mine (15 mi).

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