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Concrete Cemetery

Concrete Cemetery from directly overhead

Concrete Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Concrete, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

ghost town in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q5159031, matched on coordinates and name (30 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.38063, -98.09775

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Sutherland Springs Community Park: 7.7 mi
  • Bryce Field: 12.7 mi
  • Stockdale City Park: 12.9 mi
  • Heritage Oaks Park: 13.0 mi
  • Rhine Valley Park: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Steelmaker: 14.4 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 14.9 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 17.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 18.8 mi
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 10
  • Rocky Point: 9.7 mi
  • Kings Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Marcelinas Hills: 14.5 mi
  • Calf Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Capote Hills: 19.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Denning Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 22.9 mi
  • Comal Springs: 23.1 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche LookoutNW 311°315 m21.5 mi
Mission HillN 350°292 m23.4 mi
Theis HillNW 306°277 m23.8 mi
Rocky PointSW 230°237 m9.7 mi
Kings HillENE 66°228 m11.0 mi
Calf HillWNW 286°227 m15.5 mi
Harborth HillNNE 17°214 m23.8 mi
Capote KnobENE 67°209 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3420:0120:36
September equinox07:2218:5919:30
December solstice07:2317:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525762697682858579726153

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403617444

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