Smith Cemetery
Smith Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Carter Mountains stands 471 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Brothers' Community School and Masonic Lodge, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
cemetery in Lampasas County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117603246, matched on coordinates and name (54 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The Browning Community developed in the 1870s along the Old Belton Road which served as a transportation, commerce and mail route. John R. Browning, his wife Julia and their children were among the first settlers in the area, and the rural community which
What to expect
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Brothers' Community School and Masonic Lodge: 0.4 mi
- Clear Creek Baptist Church: 2.0 mi
- Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office: 3.5 mi
- Tobey Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Oakalla: 4.9 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Sevenmile Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Ivy Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Hog Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Ogletree Gap Preserve: 3.6 mi
- South Park: 3.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 3.9 mi
- High Chapparal Park: 4.1 mi
- Adams Spring: 8.7 mi
- Gooch Spring: 12.6 mi
- Brushy Spring: 19.0 mi
- Warwick Springs: 19.5 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 19.6 mi
- National Mounted Warrior Museum: 11.5 mi
- Showcase Room: 11.7 mi
- 1st cav War on Terror: 11.8 mi
- 3rd Calvary Museum (Closed): 12.9 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 13.9 mi
- Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 12.4 mi
- Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Indian Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Pillar Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.8 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 14.0 mi
- Brookhaven: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Smith Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Mountains | WNW 284° | 471 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cedar Top Peak | WNW 281° | 457 m | 18.9 mi |
| Flat Top Peak | WNW 289° | 453 m | 19.0 mi |
| Twin Mountains | WNW 296° | 451 m | 20.6 mi |
| Boys Peak | WNW 293° | 447 m | 18.4 mi |
| Franklin Mountain | NNW 335° | 427 m | 14.6 mi |
| Crawford Mountain | NNW 331° | 416 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bachelor Peak | WSW 245° | 409 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:58 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12368899894
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