G. W. Smith Home
G. W. Smith Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 937 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Blanco Community, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
historic place in Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas
Wikidata Q110022912, matched on coordinates and name (328 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
105 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Blanco Community: 2.4 mi
- Big Four School: 5.3 mi
- Main Supply Camp on Historic Mackenzie Trail: 10.1 mi
- Battle of Freshwater Fork of the Brazos: 10.1 mi
- Texas Ranger Campsite: 10.1 mi
- Pumpkin: 13.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 14.0 mi
- Pumpkin: 14.2 mi
- Pumpkin: 14.2 mi
- Pumpkin: 14.2 mi
- Mount Blanco: 3.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.6 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 20.3 mi
- Negro Hill: 20.6 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 10.5 mi
- Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 14.1 mi
- Floydada Park: 14.2 mi
- Lions Park: 14.2 mi
- Annie M. Taylor Park: 14.2 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 10.4 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 10.5 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 14.0 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 10.6 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 15.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.2 mi
- 20 foot falls: 10.5 mi
- Estacado: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of G. W. Smith Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | SE 128° | 879 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | ESE 120° | 874 m | 23.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSE 165° | 845 m | 13.6 mi |
| Antelope Hill | NE 38° | 824 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 153° | 811 m | 20.3 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSE 168° | 811 m | 20.6 mi |
| Connally Peak | NE 40° | 798 m | 22.4 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSE 153° | 797 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:02 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403514535
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