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Counts Cemetery

Counts Cemetery from directly overhead

Counts Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 633 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 715 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alec Simmons, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 9.5 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Runnels County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117696290, matched on coordinates and name (71 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.02834, -99.75319

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
  • Bald Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Chandlers Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Jim Ned Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Moro Mountain: 7.2 mi
Parks: 12
  • Winters Community Center: 12.7 mi
  • Abilene State Park: 16.4 mi
  • Camp Tonkawa: 16.4 mi
  • Friendship Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • City Park: 22.4 mi
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainWNW 299°715 m16.6 mi
Round Top MountainNNW 332°715 m23.6 mi
Bald KnobWSW 255°700 m1.8 mi
Moro MountainWNW 286°700 m7.2 mi
Indian MountainNNW 331°696 m15.2 mi
Bald Eagle MountainNNW 343°693 m9.9 mi
Table MountainW 266°688 m4.1 mi
Cat HeadsNNW 330°686 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3420:1320:49
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3617:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647279828275665447
Precip in1.21.72.01.93.63.71.92.32.82.81.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hords Creek DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453507604

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