Pitts Cemetery
Pitts Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kissing Tree Community and Fitness Center, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Hays County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117690584, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 14.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 3 mi
- Sinkholes · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kissing Tree Community and Fitness Center: 0.3 mi
- Tejas Park: 2.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Park: 3.1 mi
- Kenneth M. Copeland Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of San Marcos: 0.8 mi
- Riley's Tavern: 3.0 mi
- Belvin Street Historic District: 3.3 mi
- James Lafayette and Eliza Pitts Malone House: 3.3 mi
- Wonder Cave: 3.4 mi
- Trunk Hill: 1.4 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nail Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bading Hill: 5.7 mi
- Harborth Hill: 8.8 mi
- Dick's Classic Garage: 2.4 mi
- The Millie Seaton Doll Collection: 3.5 mi
- Calaboose African American History Museum: 4.1 mi
- LBJ Museum of San Marcos History: 4.2 mi
- Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit: 4.3 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 0.8 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 2.7 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 5.2 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 4.3 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 4.3 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 4.3 mi
- TXST: 4.6 mi
- Minerva: 4.7 mi
- Learning Tree: 3.0 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 3.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.6 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 5.2 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 18.6 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 4.8 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 5.3 mi
- Comal Springs: 12.4 mi
- Blue Hole: 13.0 mi
- Bear Springs: 14.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.8 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 16.0 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 2.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 11.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pitts Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 324° | 463 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNW 329° | 451 m | 21.0 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WNW 297° | 450 m | 22.3 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NNW 330° | 449 m | 23.8 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NNW 334° | 429 m | 21.9 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NNW 338° | 429 m | 24.6 mi |
| Startz Hill | W 267° | 428 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NNW 337° | 423 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
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 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403589887
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