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Butler Family Cemetery

Butler Family Cemetery from directly overhead

Butler Family Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Escondido Creek Parkway, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Karnes County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117509434, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.83030, -97.85110

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Escondido Creek Parkway: 0.8 mi
  • Joe Gulley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ball Park: 1.3 mi
  • Karnes City Park: 4.6 mi
  • Karnes City Aquatic Center: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Lookout Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Tordillo Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 18.2 mi
  • Odom Hill: 23.2 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsW153 m18.2 mi
Tordillo HillW145 m18.0 mi
Odom HillSSW110 m23.2 mi
Lipan HillsWSW110 m24.3 mi
Lookout HillN101 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3419:5920:33
September equinox07:2118:5819:29
December solstice07:2117:0417:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763707783858580726355

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Karnes City 2N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6257082846

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