Mission Valley
Mission Valley is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Flag Mountain stands 604 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hondo City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
137 named places within 25 miles
- Hondo Army Air Field: 1.4 mi
- Medina County Courthouse: 1.8 mi
- Hondo Methodist Church: 1.9 mi
- Southern Pacific Depot of Hondo: 1.9 mi
- Hondo: 1.9 mi
- Fohn Hill: 8.6 mi
- Schmidt Hill: 9.1 mi
- Red Hill: 12.1 mi
- Chimney Hill: 13.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.7 mi
- Hondo City Park: 0.1 mi
- Hondo Nature Trail & Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.9 mi
- T.A. Lopez Park: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Square Park: 2.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 16.5 mi
- Moccasin Spring: 16.6 mi
- Bear Spring: 17.4 mi
- Twin Springs: 18.5 mi
- Pear Tree Spring: 21.2 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Devils Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Medina County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Medina County Northbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Quihi: 7.7 mi
- Chinese Coal Mine: 23.2 mi
- Hondo Welcome Sign: 2.2 mi
- Hill Country State Natural Area: 18.1 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Mountain | NNW 343° | 604 m | 17.9 mi |
| Saathoff Mountain | NW 325° | 601 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NNW 346° | 601 m | 22.7 mi |
| Texas Mountain | NNW 332° | 596 m | 17.5 mi |
| Soto Mountain | NNW 341° | 594 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NNW 336° | 590 m | 23.2 mi |
| Iron Top Mountain | NNW 339° | 584 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 344° | 577 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:07 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6296521721
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