John H. "Shorty" Brown Cemetery
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. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 27.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
141 named places within 25 miles
- San Saba County: 0.2 mi
- Edmond E. Risien, Pecan Pioneer: 0.3 mi
- San Saba Lodge No. 225, A. F. & A. M.: 0.3 mi
- San Saba Lodge No. 612, A.F. & A.M.: 0.3 mi
- Alma Ward Hamrick: 0.4 mi
- 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
- Risien Park: 0.1 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 0.3 mi
- San Saba City Park: 0.3 mi
- Historical Monument: 10.4 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 15.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Raven Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Indian Point: 16.1 mi
- 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
- Apex: 20.3 mi
- Nix: 21.0 mi
- Williams Ranch: 21.3 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Gorman Falls: 16.4 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 19.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Oak Mountain | SW 215° | 587 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | SSW 208° | 580 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | SSW 208° | 568 m | 22.7 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | SSW 205° | 538 m | 11.3 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | SSW 207° | 537 m | 10.9 mi |
| Magill Mountain | SSW 192° | 516 m | 20.4 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 213° | 511 m | 23.6 mi |
| San Saba Peak | NE 41° | 510 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453513771
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