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Boot Hill Cemetery

Boot Hill Cemetery from directly overhead

Boot Hill Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 990 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oldham County, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Oldham County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117493922, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53078, -102.26288

40 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 22
Peaks: 9
  • The Cedar Brakes: 12.3 mi
  • Rotten Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Torrey Peak: 12.7 mi
  • Five Fingers: 13.0 mi
  • Indian Fort Mesa: 16.3 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 21.6 mi
  • DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Marshall Cator: 0.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • City Park: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSE1,156 m23.5 mi
Wolf MountainSE1,126 m23.3 mi
Torrey PeakWSW1,118 m12.7 mi
John RayE1,117 m19.5 mi
The Cedar BrakesSW1,089 m12.3 mi
Coyote BluffSE1,088 m20.8 mi
Rotten HillSSE1,035 m12.5 mi
Five FingersSSE1,030 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2720:01
June solstice06:3520:3121:08
September equinox07:3819:1419:47
December solstice07:5517:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576777807871594637
Precip in0.60.41.11.31.82.72.73.31.62.10.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453473509

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