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King Cemetery

King Cemetery from directly overhead

King Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117547974, matched on coordinates and name (92 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2012
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
Coordinates29.50474, -97.59807
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 36
  • Palmetto State Park: 5.8 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 7.0 mi
  • East Avenue Lions Park: 9.5 mi
  • Southside Park: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Watson Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Stevens Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Santa Anna Mound: 9.0 mi
  • Iron Peak: 11.5 mi
Museums: 10
  • Old Jail Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Gonzales Memorial Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Luling Oil Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Pioneer Flight Museum: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Antique Road Grader: 23.3 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 23.5 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings HillWSW 259°228 m20.4 mi
Crouch BenchmarkNNE 21°224 m24.2 mi
Round MountainNNE 18°214 m18.0 mi
Mill Creek HillsNW 308°214 m20.1 mi
Capote KnobW 266°209 m11.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillNW 312°185 m21.3 mi
Capote HillsW 263°181 m11.6 mi
Iron MountainsNNE 19°171 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3219:5920:34
September equinox07:2018:5719:28
December solstice07:2217:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579716053
Precip in2.42.12.82.84.73.42.02.93.63.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971399352

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