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Blum Cemetery

Blum Cemetery from directly overhead

Blum Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gus Bailey, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Hill County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117591506, matched on coordinates and name (71 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.13753, -97.39678

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Nolan River Park: 4.1 mi
  • Chisholm Trail Park: 4.8 mi
  • Hamm Creek Park: 5.9 mi
  • City Park: 8.7 mi
  • Old Fort Park: 9.3 mi
Museums: 19
  • Texas Children's Museum: 6.8 mi
  • The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Whitney museum: 13.6 mi
  • Gone With the Wind Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 14.4 mi
  • How Do You Stack Up?: 14.4 mi
  • General Cleburne: 14.4 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 14.5 mi
  • 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 8
  • Brushy Knob: 4.9 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Powelldale Mountains: 9.7 mi
  • Berry Knob: 17.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Canoe Docks: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakN303 m23.8 mi
Dinner HillWSW302 m23.0 mi
Pilot KnobSW301 m18.6 mi
Barnard KnobNW292 m19.7 mi
Berry KnobNW285 m17.0 mi
Brushy KnobNE232 m4.9 mi
Bee MountainW232 m6.4 mi
Powelldale MountainsSW218 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:42
June solstice06:2420:0420:40
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:2716:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280848477665547
Precip in2.62.53.53.14.33.92.12.83.04.42.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414128220

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