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Sharp Cemetery

Sharp Cemetery from directly overhead

Sharp Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp General Store, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 17 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Milam County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117584864, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.74981, -97.13795

135 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Veterans Park: 9.6 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 9.7 mi
  • Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 10.4 mi
  • Hale Park: 10.5 mi
  • Bridge Park: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 7
  • Hart Mountain: 15.4 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Eland Rough: 21.2 mi
  • Clay Hill: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainESE196 m15.5 mi
Hart MountainESE194 m15.4 mi
Wilson HillE164 m19.3 mi
Eland RoughE150 m21.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainENE150 m24.0 mi
Long MountainE140 m24.7 mi
Clay HillS138 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:2720:0020:35
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2316:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848579695951
Precip in2.62.22.92.75.03.52.02.43.33.42.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granger DAM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343223

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