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Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery

Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery from directly overhead

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. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.51700, -98.17725

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • 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
Peaks: 9
  • Comanche Hills: 3.8 mi
  • Odom Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 13.8 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Grace Armantrout Museum: 14.4 mi
  • McMullen County Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsN 5°153 m20.1 mi
San Caja HillSW 215°146 m21.4 mi
Tordillo HillN 5°145 m24.0 mi
Opossum HillWNW 285°114 m13.5 mi
Odom HillE 85°110 m9.6 mi
Lipan HillsNNW 346°110 m16.4 mi
Lipan HillsNNW 335°101 m13.8 mi
Register HillWSW 258°87 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3620:0020:34
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2217:0617:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864707883858580736355
Precip in1.51.42.42.03.02.72.81.73.62.31.51.7

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641119

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