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Magill Family Cemetery

Magill Family Cemetery from directly overhead

Magill Family Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 386 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 491 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.74041, -98.23546

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Post Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Potato Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Johhny Grave Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Spider Mountain: 8.9 mi
Parks
  • Hamilton Creek Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fort Croghan Historical Site: 1.2 mi
  • Haley Nelson Park: 1.4 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 1.4 mi
  • Wallace Riddell Park: 1.6 mi
Springs: 15
  • Fourmile Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Trough Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Williams Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 1.3 mi
  • CCC Museum: 7.8 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Magill Family Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 205°491 m22.3 mi
Long MountainNNW 331°490 m12.8 mi
Potato HillNNW 333°484 m5.3 mi
Lookout MountainNNW 332°484 m15.3 mi
Round MountainSSW 202°480 m21.4 mi
Packsaddle MountainWSW 243°478 m18.2 mi
Barker HillWNW 298°472 m20.6 mi
Shovel MountainS 182°472 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3120:0420:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279999

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