Pioneers Rest Cemetery
Pioneers Rest Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 625 m. Round Hill stands 713 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is General Ira C. Eaker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 20 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
41 named places within 25 miles
- General Ira C. Eaker: 0.1 mi
- Eden: 0.1 mi
- Eden United Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Eden Church of Christ: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Eden: 0.3 mi
- Pfluger Park: 0.8 mi
- Presidio de San Saba: 20.4 mi
- Menard River Park: 20.7 mi
- Low Water Bridge Park: 20.8 mi
- Ditch Walk Park: 20.9 mi
- Little Racetrack Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.5 mi
- Round Hill: 20.6 mi
- Hyman Hill: 21.2 mi
- Center of Texas: 22.8 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 15.7 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Menard County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Doole: 19.0 mi
- Pear Valley: 21.6 mi
- Concho County Rest Area: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneers Rest Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | SW 220° | 713 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hyman Hill | SE 143° | 647 m | 21.2 mi |
| Little Racetrack Mountain | SSE 165° | 637 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Point | E 79° | 602 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:12 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403575106
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