Sunset Cemetery
Sunset Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 571 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Kerr County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117526547, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878: 0.6 mi
- Hunt Japonica Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Hunt: 6.0 mi
- Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River: 6.2 mi
- Henderson Cemetery (Two miles north): 6.6 mi
- Lions Park: 8.3 mi
- Harper Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Cypress Park: 12.0 mi
- Lois Park: 12.2 mi
- Schultz Park: 12.3 mi
- Red Hill: 12.0 mi
- Tivy Mountain: 15.6 mi
- White Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Pikes Peak: 19.8 mi
- Edwards Peak: 19.8 mi
- Muskhog Spring: 9.2 mi
- Bee Caves Spring: 10.8 mi
- White Oak Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cherry Spring: 11.2 mi
- Joy Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bee Bluff: 16.0 mi
- White Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.5 mi
- The Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Ravenhead: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Scenic View: 11.1 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 11.8 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 14.7 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 14.7 mi
- Noxville: 17.6 mi
- Morris Ranch: 20.7 mi
- Pedernales: 24.6 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Stonehenge II: 8.4 mi
- Lupe: 14.5 mi
- Kerr Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 11.5 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunset Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe | SW 220° | 740 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hermans Point | NNE 16° | 684 m | 20.1 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 246° | 679 m | 12.0 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | W 279° | 676 m | 20.3 mi |
| Edwards Peak | SSE 159° | 666 m | 19.8 mi |
| Roundhead | ENE 56° | 653 m | 24.4 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | N 357° | 608 m | 22.2 mi |
| Haddenbrock Hill | ESE 118° | 584 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:18 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hunt 10 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438098819
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