Smithwick Cemetery
Smithwick Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Howell Mountain stands 504 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Thomas Lodge, A.F. & A.M., a historic site 2.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
The story
Cemetery in Burnet County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117622435, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 10 mi
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shaffer Bend Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Camp Creek Park: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Falls Adventure Park: 3.0 mi
- Turkey Bend Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Grelle Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Henry Thomas Lodge, A.F. & A.M.: 2.1 mi
- Rockvale: 5.5 mi
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church: 7.3 mi
- Hoag-Faubion-Fuchs House: 7.7 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 7.7 mi
- Boultinghouse Mountain: 3.3 mi
- WildCat Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Tater Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.1 mi
- North Peak: 4.5 mi
- Pogue Springs Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Hogge Parkland Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Reimers Natural Parkland Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Austin Simon: 16.6 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek: 17.2 mi
- Wings: 19.0 mi
- Dancin': 19.0 mi
- Balancing Apple: 19.0 mi
- Sentinel: 19.0 mi
- Ripples from a Spring: 19.0 mi
- Flatrock Spring: 9.1 mi
- Apple Spring: 13.7 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 16.0 mi
- Williams Spring: 16.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 2.7 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 18.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 22.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.2 mi
- The Falls Museum: 8.7 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 13.3 mi
- Interpretive Center: 13.8 mi
- Burnet County Historical Jail: 14.3 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 14.6 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 7.7 mi
- Texas paintball: 14.4 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 15.3 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 17.8 mi
- River Overlook: 17.9 mi
- First United Methodist Church Prayer Garden: 15.0 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 16.5 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Reagan Garden: 20.9 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 24.7 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Mormon Mill: 7.4 mi
- Small Falls: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Smithwick Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Mountain | WSW 245° | 504 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WSW 242° | 491 m | 17.1 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | SW 230° | 491 m | 21.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNW 335° | 484 m | 18.7 mi |
| Packsaddle Mountain | W 280° | 478 m | 22.1 mi |
| Shovel Mountain | SW 217° | 472 m | 10.6 mi |
| Post Mountain | NNW 335° | 462 m | 14.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 335° | 456 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
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 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395281331
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