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Foster Cemetery

Foster Cemetery from directly overhead

Foster Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 725 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is William Lenard Foster, a historic site 1.0 miles away. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.77183, -101.02991

28 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • Round Top: 3.7 mi
  • McWhorter Mountain: 19.5 mi
  • McLaughlin Mountain: 19.9 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 20.6 mi
  • Snake Mountain: 22.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sterling City Park: 5.3 mi
  • Harper Park: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainNE 45°796 m20.6 mi
Green MountainENE 69°778 m22.8 mi
Round TopNE 34°772 m3.7 mi
McWhorter MountainNNE 24°766 m19.5 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 59°747 m23.7 mi
McLaughlin MountainESE 116°731 m19.9 mi
Snake MountainNNE 28°675 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:56
June solstice06:4020:1820:53
September equinox07:3319:1019:42
December solstice07:4117:0817:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855647380828274645345
Precip in0.91.01.31.32.82.11.72.42.42.51.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sterling City, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453542039

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