Valley View
Valley View is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Tadlock Hill stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County), a historic site 2.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Cooke County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q974302, matched on coordinates and name (576 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County): 2.8 mi
- Mountain Springs School: 6.9 mi
- Era, The Town of: 7.1 mi
- Site of Fort Fitzhugh: 7.2 mi
- Thomason-Scott House: 7.2 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit: 5.3 mi
- Hornet Park: 7.3 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit: 7.7 mi
- Keneteso Park: 8.1 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit: 8.3 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 9.1 mi
- White-Handed Gibbon: 9.1 mi
- Arabian Camel: 9.1 mi
- Red Ruffed Lemur: 9.1 mi
- Leopard Tortoise: 9.1 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 9.4 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 9.4 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 9.4 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 12.7 mi
- November Devil: 19.0 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Olive: 5.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 15.1 mi
- McCracken Mound: 21.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 21.4 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 9.4 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 9.5 mi
- Explorium: 16.2 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 18.1 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 19.0 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 18.0 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 18.9 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 19.2 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 19.3 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 14.1 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Shayhan Point: 24.6 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 8.8 mi
- Marysville: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valley View. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadlock Hill | WNW 290° | 362 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | WNW 285° | 356 m | 24.3 mi |
| Jack Mound | WNW 284° | 348 m | 22.8 mi |
| McCracken Mound | WNW 287° | 343 m | 21.2 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 347° | 290 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Olive | ESE 105° | 255 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 185° | 253 m | 23.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 188° | 244 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Point ISL DU BOI, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403574661
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