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Marsh F. Smith House

Marsh F. Smith House from directly overhead

Marsh F. Smith House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Boultinghouse Mountain stands 418 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Sansom House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 14 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Historic place in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110024298, matched on coordinates and name (154 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.63285, -97.67799

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Town Park: 0.2 mi
  • Founder's Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kelly Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chautauqua Park: 0.5 mi
  • San Jose Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 35
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Sun City Gardens: 7.2 mi
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Rabbit Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Queen Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Signal Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Martin Hill: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Museums: 22
  • The Williamson Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Bohls House: 13.8 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 14.8 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Inner Space Cavern: 1.8 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 16.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 16.1 mi
  • Texas paintball: 16.5 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 18.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Brushy Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Apple Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 15.5 mi
  • Shady Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hidden Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Link Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Small Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marsh F. Smith House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boultinghouse MountainW418 m24.8 mi
NegroheadWSW405 m23.1 mi
Travis PeakWSW382 m22.0 mi
Pilot KnobNW368 m15.9 mi
Chalk KnobW367 m23.6 mi
Round MountainW366 m18.1 mi
Big Bear HillW366 m18.4 mi
Bald KnobNW355 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132199

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