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Live Oak Cemetery

Live Oak Cemetery from directly overhead

Live Oak Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old San Antonio District Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117678074, matched on coordinates and name (95 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.12548, -97.81758

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old San Antonio District Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wunneburger Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Manchaca Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Meadows of Double Creek Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Canturbury Trails Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 58
Gardens: 51
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 8.2 mi
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 10.0 mi
Museums: 46
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 21
  • Bear Creek Stables: 1.6 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 3.0 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 3.8 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 9.0 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 9.9 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 6.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 12.5 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpW 266°463 m23.7 mi
Jack MountainW 265°451 m21.1 mi
Roundtree MountainW 272°449 m22.1 mi
Shingle HillsNW 307°433 m20.1 mi
Gainor MountainW 279°429 m19.5 mi
Peach MountainW 269°429 m19.9 mi
Lone Woman MountainW 259°423 m17.6 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 258°416 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821309

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