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High Hill Cemetery

High Hill Cemetery from directly overhead

High Hill Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Schulenburg Historical Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Fayette County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117582734, matched on coordinates and name (47 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.70234, -96.93037

113 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Wolters Park: 2.2 mi
  • Schulenburg Sports Complex: 2.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Baseball Park: 8.8 mi
  • Garbade Park: 9.7 mi
  • McWhirter Park: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Peaks: 9
  • Obar Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Monument Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Russell Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Frederick Mound: 15.8 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillWSW181 m11.5 mi
Hellers HillNNE168 m24.2 mi
Russell HillWSW154 m14.3 mi
Frederick MoundWSW154 m15.8 mi
Monument HillNNE138 m12.9 mi
Rocky HillENE137 m20.2 mi
Live Oak HillENE125 m18.1 mi
Pin Oak MoundWSW107 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:40
June solstice06:2919:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2016:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687580838378706052
Precip in2.82.12.93.34.43.82.12.83.44.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586767

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