Historic site · Texas
Huffman Cemetery
Huffman Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 411 m. Lime Peak stands 600 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoothingiron Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates30.85652, -98.92282
- 11.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Smoothingiron Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Turkeyroost Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Slick Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Rough Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy: 4.9 mi
- San Fernando Academy: 5.0 mi
- Valley Spring Cemetery: 5.5 mi
- Community of Valley Spring: 6.1 mi
- Homesite of Emil Kriewitz: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Pontotoc: 5.0 mi
- Apex: 7.8 mi
- Bettina: 10.9 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 17.3 mi
- Hilda: 21.8 mi
Parks: 5
- Robinson City Park: 14.5 mi
- Badu Park: 16.1 mi
- Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 16.4 mi
- Camp Billy Gibbons: 20.2 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Mulberry Spring: 12.8 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 24.2 mi
- Eckert Spring: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Llano County Museum: 16.3 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 16.4 mi
- Mason County Museum: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chimney Bluff: 16.2 mi
- H L Bluffs: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Pontotoc Winery: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Huffman Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Peak | W 269° | 600 m | 9.6 mi |
| Shin Oak Mountain | NNE 18° | 587 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | NNE 33° | 580 m | 4.5 mi |
| High Point | NW 314° | 575 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | NNE 32° | 568 m | 4.0 mi |
| Prairie Mountain | S 170° | 563 m | 20.5 mi |
| Purdy Hill | W 263° | 562 m | 16.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 304° | 558 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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