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Collins Cemetery

Collins Cemetery from directly overhead

Collins Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Colton Road Crossing, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.17094, -97.70241

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bryant Park: 1.3 mi
  • Skyline Park: 1.6 mi
  • McKinney Falls State Park: 1.7 mi
  • Falkor’s Crossing: 1.9 mi
  • Colorado Crossing Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Historic sites: 53
Gardens: 50
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Festival Beach Food Forest: 6.0 mi
Museums: 46
Peaks: 31
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 5.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 7.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWNW433 m24.6 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW416 m23.9 mi
Wallace MountainW406 m22.3 mi
Chalk KnobWNW364 m19.2 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW360 m19.5 mi
Signal HillW353 m15.1 mi
Jollyville PlateauNNW340 m17.7 mi
Maul HillNW330 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687682858579705952
Precip in2.81.92.92.45.03.42.22.53.04.22.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821456

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