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Shields Cemetery

Shields Cemetery from directly overhead

Shields Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Robinson Peak stands 632 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Speck Mountain, a peak 8.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 27 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Coleman County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117644306, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.60037, -99.42476

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
  • Speck Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Santa Anna Mountains: 11.7 mi
  • Parks Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Bead Mountain: 13.7 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 12.8 mi
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robinson PeakNNW 349°632 m23.6 mi
Bead MountainNW 317°603 m13.7 mi
Rattlesnake PointSSW 196°602 m24.0 mi
Table Top MountainSSE 168°592 m23.5 mi
Santa Anna MountainsNNE 30°589 m11.7 mi
Round MountainSE 145°503 m21.4 mi
Lost MountainSE 136°496 m17.5 mi
Red KnobNNE 31°489 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:50
June solstice06:3420:1120:47
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3417:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667481848477675749
Precip in1.31.92.22.03.73.62.12.52.52.72.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coleman, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402905130

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