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Cook Cemetery

Cook Cemetery from directly overhead

Cook Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sue Ann Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

cemetery in Lampasas County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117595659, matched on coordinates and name (128 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.05687, -98.17523

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 7.2 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.9 mi
Parks: 48
  • Sue Ann Park: 0.3 mi
  • W. M. Brook Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hancock Springs Park: 0.5 mi
  • College Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Gavin Garrett Soccer Park: 0.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Trough Spring: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 20.9 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 0.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Cook Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW 300°502 m14.1 mi
Knight MountainWNW 303°501 m12.1 mi
Long MountainSW 223°490 m14.4 mi
Payne MountainNNW 337°490 m23.3 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW 294°485 m12.3 mi
Lookout MountainSW 232°484 m13.6 mi
Potato HillSSW 199°484 m18.2 mi
Waters MountainWNW 284°480 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438032587

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