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Matt and Rebecca Smith House

Matt and Rebecca Smith House from directly overhead

Matt and Rebecca Smith House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

The story

Historic place in Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110025064, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.06317, -98.18033

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.7 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.4 mi
Parks: 47
  • W. M. Brook Park: 0.4 mi
  • College Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.5 mi
  • Gavin Garrett Soccer Park: 0.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Gooch Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 7
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.3 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.6 mi
  • 1st cav War on Terror: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Matt and Rebecca Smith House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW502 m13.6 mi
Knight MountainWNW501 m11.6 mi
Long MountainSW490 m14.5 mi
Payne MountainNNW490 m22.7 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW485 m11.8 mi
Lookout MountainSW484 m13.7 mi
Potato HillSSW484 m18.5 mi
Waters MountainWNW480 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438068311

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