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Pitts Cemetery

Pitts Cemetery from directly overhead

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.

About

The story

cemetery in Hays County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117690584, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.83735, -97.98922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Peaks: 32
  • 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
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 16
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 11
Springs: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 2.7 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 11.7 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 11.7 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.3 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 324°463 m22.5 mi
Jack MountainNNW 329°451 m21.0 mi
Big Head MountainWNW 297°450 m22.3 mi
Roundtree MountainNNW 330°449 m23.8 mi
Peach MountainNNW 334°429 m21.9 mi
Gainor MountainNNW 338°429 m24.6 mi
Startz HillW 267°428 m18.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainNNW 337°423 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403589887

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