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Cedar Creek Cemetery

Cedar Creek Cemetery from directly overhead

Cedar Creek Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Jack Springs, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Fayette County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117680204, matched on coordinates and name (26 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.83518, -97.00032

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Jaycee Park: 8.3 mi
  • Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 8.3 mi
  • Kruschel Park: 8.6 mi
  • Lester Park: 9.6 mi
  • White Rock Park: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 11
  • Monument Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Obar Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Russell Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Royston Hill: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • CCC Water Fountain: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillSSW 212°181 m13.5 mi
Royston HillNW 307°174 m17.1 mi
High PointWNW 294°174 m21.7 mi
Hellers HillNE 43°168 m18.5 mi
Russell HillSW 214°154 m16.6 mi
Frederick MoundSSW 209°154 m19.4 mi
Monument HillENE 63°138 m7.7 mi
Rocky HillE 87°137 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2919:5820:32
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:2016:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586788

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