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Sunset Cemetery

Sunset Cemetery from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.15567, -99.35089

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • 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
Peaks: 17
  • 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
Springs: 16
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 3
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 14.7 mi
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Stonehenge II: 8.4 mi
  • Lupe: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeSW 220°740 m21.7 mi
Hermans PointNNE 16°684 m20.1 mi
Red HillWSW 246°679 m12.0 mi
Gobblers KnobW 279°676 m20.3 mi
Edwards PeakSSE 159°666 m19.8 mi
RoundheadENE 56°653 m24.4 mi
Steamboat MountainN 357°608 m22.2 mi
Haddenbrock HillESE 118°584 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:3720:0820:43
September equinox07:2619:0419:35
December solstice07:3017:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057647278818174655447

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098819

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