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Oatmeal Cemetery

Oatmeal Cemetery from directly overhead

Oatmeal Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Long Mountain stands 490 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Early Oatmeal School, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Burnet County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117629179, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.69633, -98.08225

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Johnnie Mae Wheeler Park: 3.6 mi
  • Panther Park: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls Adventure Park: 7.6 mi
  • Liberty Hill City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Buzzard Roost: 2.9 mi
  • Tater Hill: 6.2 mi
  • North Peak: 6.4 mi
  • WildCat Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Chalk Knob: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Dancin': 19.2 mi
  • Wings: 19.2 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 19.2 mi
  • Ripples from a Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Sentinel: 19.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Fourmile Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Apple Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 9.6 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 9.6 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 10.1 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 10.2 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainNW 313°490 m20.9 mi
Potato HillNW 304°484 m13.9 mi
Lookout MountainNW 315°484 m23.2 mi
Round MountainSW 225°480 m23.9 mi
Shovel MountainSSW 209°472 m20.2 mi
Post MountainWNW 292°462 m10.4 mi
Green MountainNW 311°456 m17.7 mi
Gray MountainNW 306°441 m24.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0420:39
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2716:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505360677481838478695951
Precip in1.92.12.72.94.02.82.02.93.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281311

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