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Harris Cemetery

Harris Cemetery from directly overhead

Harris Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Signal Hill stands 353 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lytton Springs, a ghost town 3.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.02504, -97.67040

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Creedmoor City Park: 5.7 mi
  • Shadow Creek: 8.6 mi
  • Norman Park: 8.7 mi
  • Falkor’s Crossing: 8.9 mi
  • Green Meadows Park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 46
  • City of Kyle Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 15.6 mi
Museums: 45
Nature reserves: 43
Peaks: 29
  • Woods Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.5 mi
  • Koeglar Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Barton Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Carpenter Hills: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 11.0 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 12.7 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 14.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 16.8 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Bird Bluff: 15.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 17.0 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.6 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal HillNW 304°353 m20.5 mi
Friday MountainWNW 297°325 m19.4 mi
Dittmar HillNW 320°324 m22.9 mi
Flintridge HillNNW 333°311 m21.2 mi
Eagle MountainW 266°305 m24.6 mi
Shepherd MountainNNW 341°286 m24.4 mi
Cat MountainNNW 344°283 m23.5 mi
Coal Kiln HillWSW 238°281 m24.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2317:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687682858579705952
Precip in2.81.92.92.45.03.42.22.53.04.22.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402903430

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