State Cemetery of Texas
State Cemetery of Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Texas State Cemetery (TSC) is a cemetery located on about 22 acres (8.9 ha) just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War. Later it was expanded again to include the graves and cenotaphs of prominent Texans and their spouses. It is a popular tourist attraction and colloquially referred to as the "Arlington of Texas" because of the renown of those interred and proximity to the seat of government. The cemetery is divided into two sections. The smaller one contains around 900 graves of prominent Texans, while the larger has over 2,000 marked graves of Confederate veterans and widows. There is room for 7,500 interments; the cemetery is about half full, after including plots chosen by people who are eligible for burial.
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Wikidata Q2342386, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 23.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winslow Turner: 0.0 mi
- Stuart Female Seminary: 0.1 mi
- James Wales Jones: 0.1 mi
- James Loraine Dallas: 0.1 mi
- Jesse and Rosanna Grimes: 0.1 mi
- East 11th Street: 0.2 mi
- Ducher: 0.3 mi
- Don Vito Alessio Robles: 0.4 mi
- Historic 6th Street: 0.5 mi
- Wall painting for Austin: 0.7 mi
- Kealing School Park: 0.3 mi
- Onion Street Paseo: 0.3 mi
- Masontown Park: 0.3 mi
- Lott Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Roy and Matías Velázquez Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.6 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.9 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Explorers Garden: 1.0 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 0.3 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 0.3 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 0.3 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 0.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.6 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.9 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 5.1 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.0 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.2 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.3 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.5 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.8 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.3 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.9 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.9 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.3 mi
- McDuff: 16.0 mi
- New Sweden: 16.1 mi
- Goforth: 17.4 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.4 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.1 mi
- Bird Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Cemetery of Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 21.6 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 256° | 406 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 276° | 364 m | 15.9 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 286° | 360 m | 15.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 249° | 353 m | 14.6 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 324° | 346 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 330° | 345 m | 24.3 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 331° | 343 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453752294
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- Austin · 1 mi
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