Gates Valley Community
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
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 25.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Rutledge Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- First Baptist Church of Poteet: 2.8 mi
- Hooge Hill: 3.1 mi
- Poteet: 3.1 mi
- Battle of Medina: 3.2 mi
- Longhorn Museum: 9.9 mi
- Big Foot Wallace Museum: 16.7 mi
- Mission Espada Visitor's Center: 18.2 mi
- Texas Air Museum, Stinson Chapter: 19.0 mi
- San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum: 19.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Mission San José: 20.4 mi
- Former Mission 4 Drive In: 20.6 mi
- Yanaguana Garden: 24.0 mi
- Tower of the Americas: 24.1 mi
- Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 24.2 mi
- Ditto: 2.1 mi
- Dobrowolski: 13.5 mi
- Benton City: 14.1 mi
- Chinese Coal Mine: 17.1 mi
- Leal: 17.7 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 24.8 mi
- Frost Gardens: 24.8 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 25.0 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 16.2 mi
- Medina County Northbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flea Hill | NW 310° | 280 m | 24.0 mi |
| Padrone Hill | NNW 339° | 280 m | 24.3 mi |
| California Hill | WNW 300° | 280 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dan Hill | WNW 302° | 272 m | 24.9 mi |
| Rhins Hill | NW 314° | 270 m | 23.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 228 m | 14.9 mi |
| Ghost Hill | W 268° | 222 m | 19.9 mi |
| Curly Hill | N 9° | 205 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poteet, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971440940
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