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Clear Creek Cemetery

Clear Creek Cemetery from directly overhead

Clear Creek Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland, a ghost town 2.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 19 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Colorado County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117493806, matched on coordinates and name (50 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.63815, -96.82361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Schulenburg Sports Complex: 5.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Baseball Park: 5.5 mi
  • Hill Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Wolters Park: 5.8 mi
  • Hallettsville City Park: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Live Oak Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Monument Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Obar Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Russell Hill: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillW 277°181 m17.8 mi
Russell HillW 270°154 m20.0 mi
Frederick MoundW 261°154 m20.4 mi
Monument HillNNW 348°138 m17.5 mi
Rocky HillNE 36°137 m18.4 mi
Live Oak HillNNE 31°125 m16.9 mi
Indian HillNNW 347°101 m23.3 mi
Wilson HillE 81°71 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2819:5620:31
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:1916:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965717884868682746457
Precip in3.12.33.03.54.44.52.53.23.74.33.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallettsville 2 N, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402964181

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