Ghost town · Texas
Bankersmith
Bankersmith is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 537 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
ghost town in Kendall County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates30.12575, -98.82142
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead: 0.1 mi
- The Grapetown School: 1.6 mi
- Luckenbach: 5.3 mi
- Jakob (Jacob) Brodbeck: 5.3 mi
- Engel Family: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Big Hill: 1.8 mi
- Dunners Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Bust Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Schleicher Mountain: 8.9 mi
Parks: 49
- Fort Martin Scott: 8.6 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 9.4 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park: 9.7 mi
- Old Fair Park: 10.4 mi
- James Kiehl River Bend Park: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Grapetown: 3.5 mi
- Cain City: 5.0 mi
- Luckenbach: 5.4 mi
- Zodiac: 7.0 mi
- Blumenthal: 8.2 mi
Museums: 11
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 8.5 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 10.5 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 10.6 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 11.1 mi
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 14.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Wenzel Spring: 6.6 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 9.0 mi
- Trough Spring: 15.4 mi
- Marschall Spring: 16.2 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 5.4 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 8.7 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 17.9 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Gaddis Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Ravenhead: 15.1 mi
- Joes Point: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 11.4 mi
- Lupe: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cave Without a Name: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Bankersmith. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 343° | 660 m | 19.3 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSW 195° | 623 m | 20.8 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 148° | 612 m | 1.8 mi |
| Round Top | SW 219° | 611 m | 22.8 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NNW 335° | 597 m | 12.2 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SW 222° | 596 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cedarhead | N 354° | 595 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNE 15° | 594 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
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