Smithson Valley Cemetery
Smithson Valley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Hill in Kendall County stands 563 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Startz Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Cemetery in Comal County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117674791, matched on coordinates and name (91 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 17.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 23 mi
- Sinkholes · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Startz Hill: 2.8 mi
- Vogels Peak: 6.7 mi
- Devils Hill: 6.7 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Mission Hill: 12.0 mi
- Allen Park: 2.9 mi
- River Crossing Sports Park: 4.2 mi
- Jefe Park: 4.2 mi
- Rim Rock Ranch Park: 4.4 mi
- Vintage Oaks Walking Trail: 5.3 mi
- Esser's Crossing at Wesson: 4.5 mi
- Startzville Community: 4.6 mi
- New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein: 7.3 mi
- Adam Becker Homestead: 7.8 mi
- Natural Bridge Caverns: 7.8 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 14.4 mi
- McKenna Children's Museum: 14.4 mi
- New Braunfels Fire Museum: 14.5 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 14.7 mi
- New Braunfels Conservation Society: 15.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 7.9 mi
- Bracken Cave: 8.3 mi
- Cub Cave: 13.6 mi
- Bear Cave: 13.7 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 8.5 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Menoo Woods: 16.6 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 18.0 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 21.7 mi
- Bear Springs: 6.8 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 8.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.3 mi
- Cherry Spring: 9.3 mi
- Walnut Spring: 9.5 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 9.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 16.2 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Rose of Lima: 14.2 mi
- City of a Prince: 14.5 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 16.3 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 18.7 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 21.9 mi
- Honey Creek: 10.0 mi
- Currey's Creek: 19.0 mi
- Coker: 19.5 mi
- Fratt: 20.2 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 9.0 mi
- Medicine Wall: 19.1 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.5 mi
- The Picnic Place: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Smithson Valley Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill in Kendall County | NW 323° | 563 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NNW 331° | 537 m | 13.8 mi |
| Devils Hill | W 272° | 466 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Hill | WSW 239° | 456 m | 15.7 mi |
| Leon Hill | SW 235° | 451 m | 16.7 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | N 4° | 450 m | 12.2 mi |
| Butte Hill | WSW 243° | 449 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sykes Hill | WSW 243° | 449 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403550685
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