Smith County
Smith County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Wood-Verner Cemetery: 2.4 mi
- Major John Dean House: 3.7 mi
- Smith County Rose Industry and the Tyler Rose Garden: 4.2 mi
- Butler College: 4.4 mi
- Gassaway Park: 3.4 mi
- Lindsey Park: 3.5 mi
- Herndon Hills Park: 3.7 mi
- Lindsey Park: 3.7 mi
- Fun Forest Park: 4.1 mi
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden Center & Rose Museum: 4.2 mi
- Goodman-LeGrand House: 5.3 mi
- Smith County Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Discovery Science Place: 5.3 mi
- Todd Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Mount Sinai: 11.2 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Starrville Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Snow Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Utica: 12.9 mi
- Etna: 15.9 mi
- Belzora: 17.3 mi
- Douglas: 18.9 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 19.1 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge: 16.5 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 18.0 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 23.9 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 4.2 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 8.5 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | SW 225° | 234 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rock Hill | SW 214° | 214 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | WSW 246° | 212 m | 14.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SSE 157° | 201 m | 18.1 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | ENE 67° | 196 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | SW 223° | 192 m | 19.3 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | E 82° | 192 m | 23.8 mi |
| Todd Mountain | NNE 31° | 185 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tyler Pounds FLD, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453546107
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