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John H. "Shorty" Brown Cemetery

John H. "Shorty" Brown Cemetery from directly overhead

John H. "Shorty" Brown Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Risien Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 15 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.19579, -98.70710
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 57
  • Chapel Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Harkey Knobs: 7.2 mi
  • Wildhorse Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Risien Park: 0.1 mi
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Historical Monument: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • Gorman Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Burnt Canyon Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 21.7 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shin Oak MountainSW 215°587 m17.2 mi
Bee BenchmarkSSW 208°580 m22.2 mi
Lone Oak MountainSSW 208°568 m22.7 mi
Buffalo KnobSSW 205°538 m11.3 mi
High Pond MountainSSW 207°537 m10.9 mi
Magill MountainSSW 192°516 m20.4 mi
High RockSSW 213°511 m23.6 mi
San Saba PeakNE 41°510 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:47
June solstice06:3220:0720:43
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3017:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838476675648
Precip in1.72.02.61.93.93.52.02.02.53.11.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453513771

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