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Jolly Cemetery

Jolly Cemetery from directly overhead

Jolly Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanglewood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Williamson County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117666501, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.43239, -97.77588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tanglewood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mountain View Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hunters Chase Park: 0.9 mi
  • Oak View Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rattan Creek Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Protected Promise: 5.8 mi
  • Kenopsia: 7.2 mi
  • Wings: 7.2 mi
  • Freshwater Cowgirl: 7.2 mi
  • Spirit Totem: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 55
Peaks: 48
Museums: 41
Attractions: 19
  • Client Innovation Center: 4.2 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 5.3 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 6.1 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 8.3 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Small Falls: 7.1 mi
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 15.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 15.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 17.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 244°433 m20.6 mi
Tater HillWNW 302°422 m22.7 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWNW 296°418 m20.6 mi
Wallace MountainSW 227°406 m24.5 mi
NegroheadWNW 297°405 m18.7 mi
Buzzard RoostNW 309°391 m24.9 mi
Bald MountainWNW 293°383 m19.6 mi
Travis PeakWNW 295°382 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148824

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