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The Tobey Community Cemetery

The Tobey Community Cemetery from directly overhead

The Tobey Community Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Pyramid Rock stands 531 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaughter Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.0 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.64341, -98.32582

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Longhorn Cavern State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Rotary Park Ball Fields: 4.5 mi
  • VFW Park Baseball Field: 4.7 mi
  • Westside Park: 5.4 mi
  • The Greens Soccer Complex: 5.4 mi
Peaks
  • Slaughter Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 3.4 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Backbone Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Kennison Rock: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
Museums: 8
  • CCC Museum: 3.2 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 8.5 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 9.9 mi
Springs: 8
  • Williams Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 4
  • Dead Man's Hole: 8.7 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 23.2 mi
  • River Overlook: 23.3 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 11.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of The Tobey Community Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockW531 m19.2 mi
Dancer PeakW525 m16.8 mi
Howell MountainSSW504 m16.3 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW491 m14.0 mi
Buffalo PeakSSW491 m19.6 mi
Potato HillNNE484 m11.8 mi
Riley MountainsW484 m16.7 mi
Round MountainS480 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3220:0420:40
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2717:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281326

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