Blanco Cemetery
Blanco Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 404 m. Big Hill stands 612 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse L. McCrocklin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off. 191 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Blanco County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117444429, matched on coordinates and name (154 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
191 named places within 25 miles
- Jesse L. McCrocklin: 0.0 mi
- Blanco Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Old Blanco County Courthouse: 0.4 mi
- Amenthal: 0.4 mi
- Adrian Edwards Conn Home: 0.4 mi
- Brushy Top: 3.4 mi
- Martin Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Circle Benchmark: 6.8 mi
- Hill in Kendall County: 7.9 mi
- Twin Sisters: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Johnson City Little League: 13.0 mi
- Johnson CIty Park: 13.1 mi
- Pedernales River Nature Park: 13.2 mi
- Jumbo Evans Sports Park: 13.5 mi
- Albert: 13.0 mi
- Currey's Creek: 13.3 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 20.4 mi
- Honey Creek: 20.5 mi
- Luckenbach: 21.2 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 0.4 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
- L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 12.6 mi
- Science Mill: 12.7 mi
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 15.8 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 12.0 mi
- Beek Spring: 16.7 mi
- Jones Spring: 17.8 mi
- Jacob's Well: 17.9 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 19.4 mi
- River Overlook: 19.0 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 19.1 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 21.0 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 24.5 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 17.8 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 18.8 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blanco Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | W 272° | 612 m | 23.2 mi |
| Meta Mountain | WSW 249° | 583 m | 14.3 mi |
| Circle Benchmark | NW 326° | 579 m | 6.8 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WSW 251° | 571 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cave Hill | W 261° | 566 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bust Buttes | W 261° | 565 m | 18.4 mi |
| Dunners Mountain | W 262° | 565 m | 20.4 mi |
| Kruse Hill | NW 307° | 565 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blanco, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395154347
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