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Austin Memorial Park Cemetery

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery from directly overhead

Austin Memorial Park Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Recreation Center, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Austin, Texas, United States.

Dates from 1927.

Wikidata Q64355199, matched on coordinates and name (306 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.32868, -97.74937

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Northwest Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • Perry Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Signature Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ridge Oak Triangle: 1.1 mi
  • Woodrow Pocket Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 52
  • Mayfield Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • University of Texas Microfarm: 1.7 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Infant Jesus of Prague Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Austin: 2.9 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 3.2 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.5 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.3 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 6.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 6.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 13.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin Memorial Park Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW433 m20.2 mi
Wallace MountainWSW406 m21.7 mi
NegroheadNW405 m24.1 mi
Travis PeakNW382 m21.9 mi
Big Bear HillNW366 m23.1 mi
Chalk KnobW364 m14.7 mi
Flint Rock HillW360 m13.5 mi
Signal HillSW353 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821499

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