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Rose Hill Cemetery

Rose Hill Cemetery from directly overhead

Rose Hill Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Jollyville Plateau stands 340 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Presidential Glen Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.9 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117510283, matched on coordinates and name (95 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.37251, -97.52430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Presidential Glen Park: 1.5 mi
  • Presidential Glen Amenity Center: 1.5 mi
  • Greenbury Village Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bell Farms Park North: 2.0 mi
  • Timmermann Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 45
Museums: 41
Peaks: 24
Attractions: 15
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 9.5 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 11.5 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 11.9 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 14.1 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Link Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 18.7 mi
  • Comanche Bluff: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 17.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 19.8 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jollyville PlateauW 275°340 m19.2 mi
Comanche PeakW 275°325 m21.0 mi
Dittmar HillWSW 255°324 m24.3 mi
Flintridge HillWSW 255°311 m19.1 mi
Rabbit HillNNW 327°293 m17.5 mi
Shepherd MountainW 267°286 m16.6 mi
Martin HillWNW 299°284 m12.2 mi
Cat MountainW 265°283 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2920:0120:36
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2416:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821232

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