Masonic Cemetery
Masonic Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Amasa Turner, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117632095, matched on coordinates and name (120 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
101 named places within 25 miles
- Amasa Turner: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Thomas Polk: 0.1 mi
- Jesse Kencheloe Davis: 0.1 mi
- Dr. John Turner Tinsley: 0.2 mi
- Eli Mitchell: 0.2 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 1.1 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 9.2 mi
- Southside Park: 15.6 mi
- Zedler Mill Park South: 16.0 mi
- Peach Park: 16.0 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 2.2 mi
- Stevens Hill: 7.0 mi
- Watson Hill: 9.8 mi
- Red Hill: 10.4 mi
- Iron Peak: 12.1 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 0.6 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 0.9 mi
- Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 16.6 mi
- Luling Oil Museum: 16.7 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 18.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Monthalia: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Masonic Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Benchmark | N 1° | 224 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 350° | 214 m | 17.0 mi |
| Capote Knob | W 267° | 209 m | 20.1 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 265° | 181 m | 20.1 mi |
| Obar Hill | ENE 61° | 181 m | 23.1 mi |
| Iron Mountains | NNW 347° | 171 m | 15.0 mi |
| Iron Peak | NNW 333° | 164 m | 12.1 mi |
| Frederick Mound | ENE 73° | 154 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403603359
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