Deaf Smith
Deaf Smith is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Laredo Air Force Base, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- 500 yards northeast site of the battlefied where Erastus (Deaf) Smith, Captain of scouts of the Republic of Texas, and 21 Texans on March 17, 1837, had an encounter with a superior force of Mexican cavalry from the Laredo Garrison. Two of Smith's men...
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- El Ranchito Group Facility: 0.8 mi
- Lake Casa Blanca International State Park: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Pool and Pavillion: 1.2 mi
- Arturo N. Benavides Sr. Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Camp Huisache: 1.5 mi
- El Sol sale para Todos: 1.5 mi
- Jovita Idar Memorial: 1.7 mi
- No More Mural: 1.8 mi
- Childhood Cancer Awareness: 1.9 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Laredo Air Force Base: 0.4 mi
- City Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Bishop Peter Verdaguer: 2.0 mi
- Refugio Benavides: 2.0 mi
- Santos Benavides: 2.0 mi
- Osprey Hill: 1.1 mi
- El Pico: 9.1 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 17.1 mi
- Mendez Hills: 19.8 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 20.4 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 4.2 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 4.2 mi
- Laredo Water Museum: 4.5 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 4.7 mi
- Pescadito: 12.1 mi
- Islitas: 15.2 mi
- Darwin: 21.6 mi
- Santo Tomás: 23.2 mi
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 2.5 mi
- El Portal: 4.4 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 4.9 mi
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 2.4 mi
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deaf Smith. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos Blancos | NW 323° | 182 m | 20.4 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NNW 326° | 177 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cerrito Prieto | ESE 119° | 172 m | 23.0 mi |
| El Pico | NW 309° | 152 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mendez Hills | S 176° | 144 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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