Blackburn Cemetery
Blackburn Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Franklin Mountain stands 427 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunt Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
Cemetery in Bell County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117653277, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hunt Park: 0.9 mi
- Long Branch Park: 1.2 mi
- Stewart Park: 1.7 mi
- Lions Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Walker Village Greenspace: 2.1 mi
- Castle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Post Oak Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Elm Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Trapnell Point: 2.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.1 mi
- John Blackburn Log House: 2.3 mi
- First National Bank of Killeen: 2.5 mi
- City of Killeen: 2.5 mi
- Santa Fe Depot: 2.6 mi
- Avenue D School: 2.8 mi
- Showcase Room: 4.6 mi
- National Mounted Warrior Museum: 4.7 mi
- 1st cav War on Terror: 4.9 mi
- Bell County Museum: 14.4 mi
- Salado Museum and College Park: 16.1 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 4.8 mi
- Old Town Salado: 15.6 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 18.2 mi
- Bird Blind: 18.3 mi
- CCC Plaque: 18.6 mi
- Historic Bell: 18.6 mi
- Brookhaven: 4.8 mi
- Bland: 11.6 mi
- Aiken: 13.3 mi
- Old Troy: 23.6 mi
- Warwick Springs: 16.8 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 16.9 mi
- Brushy Spring: 21.2 mi
- Adams Spring: 24.4 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 19.8 mi
- Hartrick Bluff: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Blackburn Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Mountain | WNW 290° | 427 m | 22.7 mi |
| Crawford Mountain | W 276° | 416 m | 19.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WSW 257° | 401 m | 16.7 mi |
| Herzog Mountain | W 280° | 382 m | 15.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | W 281° | 381 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sevenmile Mountain | WSW 249° | 374 m | 11.6 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | W 271° | 372 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hog Mountain | W 269° | 370 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killeen, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971422749
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