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Phillips Cemetery

Phillips Cemetery from directly overhead

Phillips Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Circle Benchmark stands 579 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Charro Ranch Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Hays County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117683880, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.16911, -98.08693

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Charro Ranch Park: 0.9 mi
  • The Dripping Springs Sports & Recreation Park: 1.2 mi
  • Founders Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Headwaters Central: 3.1 mi
  • Dripping Springs Ranch Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks: 52
  • Wallace Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Gainor Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Roundtree Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Lone Man Mountain: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 45
Gardens: 43
Attractions: 20
  • The Whisky Vault: 7.4 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 12.2 mi
  • River Overlook: 13.4 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 13.4 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 13.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • Kirby Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Bell Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 9.6 mi
  • Blue Hole: 11.4 mi
  • Jones Spring: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Chalk Bluff: 6.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 17.9 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.1 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 22.0 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hill of Life Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Small Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Circle BenchmarkW 271°579 m23.6 mi
Monument HillW 281°549 m21.8 mi
Martin MountainW 266°546 m24.4 mi
Brushy TopW 264°497 m18.9 mi
Buffalo PeakNW 306°491 m23.9 mi
Shovel MountainNNW 333°472 m21.2 mi
Mount SharpWSW 238°463 m8.9 mi
Jack MountainSW 225°451 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3220:0320:38
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2517:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581838477695851
Precip in2.62.12.92.64.33.72.12.13.64.02.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403654618

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