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St. John's Cemetery

St. John's Cemetery from directly overhead

St. John's Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Negrohead stands 405 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildflower Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 14 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.58797, -97.65913

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wildflower Park: 0.3 mi
  • Meyer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Teravista Lake Park: 0.5 mi
  • Explorer Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rabbit Hill Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 50
Museums: 40
  • The Williamson Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Bohls House: 10.6 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 13.4 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Rabbit Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Queen Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Martin Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 2.2 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 12.9 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 13.3 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 15.6 mi
  • Texas paintball: 16.0 mi
Springs: 9
  • Shady Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 14.2 mi
  • Apple Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Link Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Small Falls: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NegroheadW405 m23.7 mi
Travis PeakW382 m22.4 mi
Pilot KnobNW368 m18.6 mi
Chalk KnobW367 m24.5 mi
Round MountainW366 m18.9 mi
Big Bear HillW366 m19.3 mi
Barnett KnobNW351 m17.3 mi
Tucker KnobNW350 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132150

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