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Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery

Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery from directly overhead

Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Tater Hill stands 422 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Barker House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Cemetery in Round Rock, Texas, U.S.

Wikidata Q107400825, matched on coordinates and name (86 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.51686, -97.69661

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Somerset park: 0.5 mi
  • Chisholm Trail Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bustin Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Greenhill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Round Rock West Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 54
Artworks
  • Two lion statues: 3.7 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 3.7 mi
  • Kalahari Resort sign: 3.7 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 3.7 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 40
  • Palm House Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Bohls House: 7.4 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 8.1 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Martin Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Signal Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Jollyville Plateau: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 6.3 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 8.0 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 8.0 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 10.3 mi
  • Texas paintball: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Link Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • Shady Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 9.7 mi
  • Apple Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillWNW422 m24.7 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW418 m23.5 mi
NegroheadW405 m21.6 mi
Travis PeakW382 m19.9 mi
Pilot KnobNW368 m20.7 mi
Chalk KnobWNW367 m22.8 mi
Round MountainWNW366 m17.2 mi
Big Bear HillWNW366 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132175

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