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Smith-Clark-Smith House

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Smith-Clark-Smith House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mauthe-Myrick Mansion, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.27747, -97.74480

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Artworks
Parks
  • Austin Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
  • Wooldridge Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Old Bakery Bicentennial Square: 0.4 mi
  • Capitol Mall: 0.4 mi
  • Pat Crow Memorial Plaza: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 50
Museums: 38
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.6 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.0 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.3 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW433 m20.5 mi
Gainor MountainWSW429 m24.8 mi
Lone Man MountainSW416 m24.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW406 m20.6 mi
Travis PeakNW382 m24.5 mi
Chalk KnobW364 m14.8 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW360 m14.2 mi
Signal HillWSW353 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821207

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