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Harwood Cemetery

Harwood Cemetery from directly overhead

Harwood Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Bastrop County High Point stands 226 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harwood Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117521548, matched on coordinates and name (74 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.66897, -97.50194

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Palmetto State Park: 6.4 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 6.5 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 7.4 mi
  • Peach Park: 8.6 mi
  • Blanche Square: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Iron Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Iron Mountains: 3.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Crouch Benchmark: 11.6 mi
Museums: 10
  • Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Luling Oil Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Gonzales Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Caldwell County Museum: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bastrop County High PointNNE 18°226 m15.5 mi
Crouch BenchmarkNNE 15°224 m11.6 mi
Flag HillNNE 17°221 m17.5 mi
Round MountainN 358°214 m5.7 mi
Mill Creek HillsW 273°214 m21.7 mi
Capote KnobSW 235°209 m21.2 mi
Koeglar HillNW 311°208 m24.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 278°185 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:3119:5920:34
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:2217:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697783858680716153
Precip in2.42.22.72.94.23.61.92.63.44.22.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luling, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603342

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