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Bethany Cemetery

Bethany Cemetery from directly overhead

Bethany Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Astor Place Greenbelt, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117647057, matched on coordinates and name (71 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.28037, -97.68630

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Astor Place Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
  • Springdale Park: 0.3 mi
  • Givens District Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fort Branch Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Ortega School Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 42
Peaks: 36
Attractions: 18
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 2.9 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.9 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 3.8 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 7.2 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 6.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 8.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m23.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m24.0 mi
Chalk KnobW 273°364 m18.3 mi
Flint Rock HillW 281°360 m17.5 mi
Signal HillWSW 249°353 m17.2 mi
Polecat KnobNW 318°346 m24.5 mi
Hamilton HillNW 324°345 m24.8 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW 325°343 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821486

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