Green Valley Schools
Green Valley Schools is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Elm Fork Bridge, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
ghost town in Texas, United States
Wikidata Q125447808, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Elm Fork Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Gribble Springs Baptist Church: 3.6 mi
- Wilson Cemetery (HTC Medallion): 3.9 mi
- Aubrey First United Methodist Church: 4.5 mi
- First Christian Church of Aubrey: 4.5 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Greenbelt Corridor: 3.0 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Elm Fork Unit: 3.2 mi
- Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center: 3.7 mi
- Denton Skate Park: 4.5 mi
- Leslie Park: 4.5 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 7.0 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 15.9 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 21.8 mi
- Leopard Tortoise: 21.8 mi
- African Spurred Tortoise: 21.8 mi
- November Devil: 7.9 mi
- Carrizo: 8.4 mi
- Shadow Garden: 8.4 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 8.5 mi
- In High Places: 8.6 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 8.0 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 8.5 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 8.7 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 7.0 mi
- Explorium: 7.6 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 7.9 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 8.1 mi
- African American Museum: 8.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 8.4 mi
- Mount Olive: 10.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 11.7 mi
- Monarch Hill: 13.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 13.7 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 20.5 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 22.5 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- The Corral: 22.6 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 23.8 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 6.7 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 12.6 mi
- Camey Spur: 19.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 23.6 mi
- Shayhan Point: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Valley Schools. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | N 356° | 255 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 215° | 253 m | 13.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | WSW 250° | 244 m | 8.4 mi |
| Long Point | SW 215° | 234 m | 14.8 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | NNW 347° | 232 m | 16.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 212° | 231 m | 15.0 mi |
| Town Common | SSW 201° | 216.71 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 217° | 207 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Point ISL DU BOI, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9900101198
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