Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery
Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Montgomery Park, a park 3.1 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- First State Bank Building: 3.9 mi
- Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory: 3.9 mi
- Felix Longoria: 3.9 mi
- Jessy Franklin Gray: 3.9 mi
- Three Rivers: 3.9 mi
- Montgomery Park: 3.1 mi
- Aristeo Ponce Park: 3.6 mi
- Kopplin Park: 3.6 mi
- Tips Park: 3.9 mi
- Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 5.5 mi
- Comanche Hills: 3.8 mi
- Odom Hill: 9.6 mi
- Opossum Hill: 13.5 mi
- Lipan Hills: 13.8 mi
- Tordillo Hills: 20.1 mi
- Grace Armantrout Museum: 14.4 mi
- McMullen County Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
- Geronimo: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tordillo Hills | N 5° | 153 m | 20.1 mi |
| San Caja Hill | SW 215° | 146 m | 21.4 mi |
| Tordillo Hill | N 5° | 145 m | 24.0 mi |
| Opossum Hill | WNW 285° | 114 m | 13.5 mi |
| Odom Hill | E 85° | 110 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lipan Hills | NNW 335° | 101 m | 13.8 mi |
| Register Hill | WSW 258° | 87 m | 24.1 mi |
| Comanche Hills | NW 307° | 74 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:00 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6179641119
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