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Starkey Cemetery

Starkey Cemetery from directly overhead

Starkey Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 505 m. Red Hill stands 679 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Knapp Crossing Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.06105, -99.16751

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Knapp Crossing Park: 0.1 mi
  • Granger MacDonald Park: 0.3 mi
  • Guadalupe Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lois Park: 0.6 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Tivy Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Haddenbrock Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 9.4 mi
  • Big Hill: 10.8 mi
Springs: 16
  • Trough Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 14.8 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 1.9 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 1.9 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Pioneer Museum: 22.9 mi
  • Admiral Nimitz Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillW 275°679 m22.0 mi
Edwards PeakSSW 197°666 m12.5 mi
RoundheadNNE 25°653 m22.2 mi
Turkey KnobSE 135°623 m22.0 mi
Big HillE 82°612 m21.8 mi
Round TopSSE 154°611 m14.8 mi
Schlaudt HillsNE 45°597 m21.9 mi
Broad MountainE 99°596 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:49
June solstice06:3720:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2917:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465158647278818175665648
Precip in1.71.62.42.34.33.32.11.93.73.22.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098873

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