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Gates Valley Community

Gates Valley Community from directly overhead

Gates Valley Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Flea Hill stands 280 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rutledge Cemetery, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 16 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2020
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.08108, -98.58157

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Maxwell Park: 2.9 mi
  • Poteet Canyon Park: 3.1 mi
  • Lyons Park: 9.0 mi
  • River Park: 9.8 mi
  • Vernon G Schimel Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 25
  • Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale: 12.1 mi
  • Dream Song Tower: 18.9 mi
  • Southside Selena Mural: 21.0 mi
  • Ghost Bike: 22.9 mi
  • Tito Memorial Mural: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Black Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Curly Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Ghost Hill: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 23.5 mi
  • McNutt River Gardens: 24.8 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 24.8 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Scenic Park Pond: 12.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gates Valley Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flea HillNW 310°280 m24.0 mi
Padrone HillNNW 339°280 m24.3 mi
California HillWNW 300°280 m24.4 mi
Dan HillWNW 302°272 m24.9 mi
Rhins HillNW 314°270 m23.3 mi
Black HillNW 323°228 m14.9 mi
Ghost HillW 268°222 m19.9 mi
Curly HillN 9°205 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3720:0220:37
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535764707783858681726254
Precip in1.61.82.02.13.63.42.42.04.02.31.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poteet, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971440940

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