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Valley View

Valley View from directly overhead

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

Coordinates33.48843, -97.16469

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 45
  • 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
Artworks: 18
Peaks: 12
  • 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
Museums: 7
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tadlock HillWNW 290°362 m24.3 mi
Sugarloaf MoundWNW 285°356 m24.3 mi
Jack MoundWNW 284°348 m22.8 mi
McCracken MoundWNW 287°343 m21.2 mi
Three MoundsNNW 347°290 m23.5 mi
Mount OliveESE 105°255 m5.2 mi
Pilot KnobS 185°253 m23.4 mi
Blue MoundS 188°244 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:2020:0620:42
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856647281858577665546

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403574661

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