Old Red Rock Cemetery
Old Red Rock Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Woods Hill stands 237 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is New Red Rock Cemetery, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117575500, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 27.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hilbig Park: 3.2 mi
- Rockne Community Recreation: 4.6 mi
- Bastrop County Cedar Creek Park: 8.2 mi
- Hunters Crossing Park: 11.8 mi
- Bastrop County Nature Park: 12.2 mi
- New Red Rock Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- Rockne: 3.2 mi
- Saint John Colony: 4.6 mi
- Isham Jones Good: 8.4 mi
- Lincecum Cemetery: 8.4 mi
- Flag Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bastrop County High Point: 6.3 mi
- High Point: 8.4 mi
- Crouch Benchmark: 9.4 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 12.9 mi
- Lytton Springs: 8.9 mi
- Upton: 12.7 mi
- Polonia: 14.8 mi
- Phelan: 15.9 mi
- Dunstan: 17.6 mi
- Rockne Museum: 3.2 mi
- Caldwell County Museum: 13.2 mi
- Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches: 13.3 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 20.6 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 14.1 mi
- Fork in the Road: 19.3 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 23.6 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 23.6 mi
- Mayhem Wall: 24.0 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.4 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 21.0 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 23.6 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.5 mi
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 24.5 mi
- Red Bluffs: 13.7 mi
- Bird Bluff: 23.6 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 15.1 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 23.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 21.5 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 21.5 mi
- Stone picnic table: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Red Rock Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Hill | WNW 295° | 237 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SSE 154° | 226 m | 6.3 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | S 173° | 224 m | 9.4 mi |
| Flag Hill | SE 140° | 221 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 313° | 217 m | 19.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 188° | 214 m | 14.9 mi |
| Koeglar Hill | WSW 258° | 208 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lotman Hill | NE 45° | 201 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Creek 5 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395089097
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