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San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery

San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery from directly overhead

San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is River Ridge Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Hays County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117545609, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
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Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.91699, -97.90985

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
  • Randall W Vetter Park: 1.7 mi
  • Five Mile Dam Park: 1.8 mi
  • Randall W Vetter Park: 1.8 mi
  • Blanco Vista Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 34
  • Koeglar Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Trunk Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Barton Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 27
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
  • San Marcos Springs: 2.0 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Blue Hole: 12.4 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 15.3 mi
  • Comal Springs: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 305°463 m22.1 mi
Jack MountainNW 309°451 m19.9 mi
Roundtree MountainNW 313°449 m22.5 mi
Peach MountainNW 315°429 m20.2 mi
Gainor MountainNW 322°429 m22.2 mi
Startz HillWSW 254°428 m23.8 mi
Lone Woman MountainNW 313°423 m16.1 mi
Lone Man MountainNW 316°416 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3220:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403654623

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