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Santa Cruz Cemetery

Santa Cruz Cemetery from directly overhead

Santa Cruz Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Hubby Hill stands 225 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Torrey's Trading Post No. 2, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.51505, -97.02193

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Buena Vista Park: 4.9 mi
  • Oakwood Park: 5.6 mi
  • Edgefield Park: 5.7 mi
  • Park on Bagby Avenue: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 7
  • Bonnie's Greenhouse: 5.5 mi
  • Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 6.1 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 6.1 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Hubby Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Bald Hill: 20.4 mi
  • Horn Hill: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Mcc beach: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 6.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hubby HillWSW 239°225 m18.2 mi
Horn HillE 84°201 m21.9 mi
Bald HillSE 142°122 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2520:0120:37
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2416:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657481858578685749
Precip in2.72.73.53.24.43.61.92.43.24.32.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waco DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452349904

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