Counts Cemetery
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. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
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
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
91 named places within 25 miles
- Alec Simmons: 0.6 mi
- Ranger Campsite: 0.8 mi
- Cotton Production in Runnels County: 0.8 mi
- Old Townsite of Content: 1.1 mi
- Atoka Cemetery: 5.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Z I Hale Museum: 13.1 mi
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 18.3 mi
- Taylor County History Center: 18.4 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 23.2 mi
- Heritage Hall Museum: 23.6 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 16.6 mi
- Audra: 20.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | WNW 299° | 715 m | 16.6 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | NNW 332° | 715 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 255° | 700 m | 1.8 mi |
| Moro Mountain | WNW 286° | 700 m | 7.2 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNW 331° | 696 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | NNW 343° | 693 m | 9.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | W 266° | 688 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cat Heads | NNW 330° | 686 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453507604
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