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Hoover's Valley Cemetery

Hoover's Valley Cemetery from directly overhead

Hoover's Valley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Pyramid Rock stands 531 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

The story

cemetery in Burnet County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117606545, matched on coordinates and name (122 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.70417, -98.38081

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks: 46
Springs: 13
  • Williams Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Trough Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 7
  • CCC Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 8.9 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 9.9 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Hoover's Valley Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockWSW 252°531 m16.7 mi
Dancer PeakW 260°525 m13.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainS 183°491 m17.6 mi
Long MountainN 10°490 m14.0 mi
Potato HillNE 41°484 m9.5 mi
Riley MountainsWSW 244°484 m14.7 mi
Lookout MountainN 5°484 m16.0 mi
Round MountainS 178°480 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3220:0520:40
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2817:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279993

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