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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. 47 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

47 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
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 21.6 mi
  • DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 21.7 mi
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 21.8 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 MountainSSE 149°1,156 m23.5 mi
Wolf MountainSE 144°1,126 m23.3 mi
Torrey PeakWSW 255°1,118 m12.7 mi
John RayE 82°1,117 m19.5 mi
The Cedar BrakesSW 227°1,089 m12.3 mi
Coyote BluffSE 140°1,088 m20.8 mi
Rotten HillSSE 159°1,035 m12.5 mi
Five FingersSSE 163°1,030 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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