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Gonzales City Cemetery

Gonzales City Cemetery from directly overhead

Gonzales City Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mathew Caldwell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117519643, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.51033, -97.45129

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • East Avenue Lions Park: 0.8 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Southside Park: 15.8 mi
  • Macario Garcia Park: 15.9 mi
  • Zedler Mill Park South: 16.2 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Santa Anna Mound: 2.2 mi
  • Stevens Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Watson Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Iron Peak: 12.2 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crouch BenchmarkN224 m22.2 mi
Round MountainN214 m17.0 mi
Capote KnobW209 m20.5 mi
Capote HillsW181 m20.5 mi
Obar HillENE181 m22.8 mi
Iron MountainsNNW171 m15.0 mi
Iron PeakNNW164 m12.2 mi
Frederick MoundENE154 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:42
June solstice06:3119:5920:33
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2117:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579716053
Precip in2.42.12.82.84.73.42.02.93.63.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603366

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