Site of Old Town of Union Valley
Site of Old Town of Union Valley is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Albuquerque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
populated place in Wilson County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q48818181, matched on coordinates and name (158 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Albuquerque: 0.0 mi
- Site of Nockemut: 3.1 mi
- Sandies-Dewville Community: 4.5 mi
- Sandies Chapel Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Dewville United Methodist Church: 4.6 mi
- Rancho Historic Park: 5.1 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 6.1 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 8.9 mi
- Bryce Field: 9.5 mi
- Smiley School Park: 12.9 mi
- Kings Hill: 10.2 mi
- Capote Hills: 11.8 mi
- Capote Knob: 12.5 mi
- Bald Mound: 15.1 mi
- Rocky Mound: 15.6 mi
- Albuquerque: 2.0 mi
- Pandora: 4.8 mi
- Concrete: 15.9 mi
- Monthalia: 17.5 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 17.8 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 16.7 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 18.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 18.7 mi
- Sebastopol House: 19.0 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 19.3 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 20.8 mi
- Steelmaker: 21.0 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 22.7 mi
- Denning Spring: 11.5 mi
- Suphur Spring: 13.1 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 12.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Old Town of Union Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | W 265° | 237 m | 22.8 mi |
| Kings Hill | NNW 329° | 228 m | 10.2 mi |
| Capote Knob | NNE 15° | 209 m | 12.5 mi |
| Capote Hills | NNE 16° | 181 m | 11.8 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | WSW 238° | 171 m | 19.2 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | ESE 123° | 143 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Mound | SE 131° | 142 m | 15.1 mi |
| Rocky Mound | SE 124° | 132 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6277661018
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