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Turtle Creek School and Cemetery

Turtle Creek School and Cemetery from directly overhead

Turtle Creek School and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 550 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerrville-Schreiner Park Hillside, a park 5.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Kerr County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117596887, matched on coordinates and name (100 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.97474, -99.22021

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Edwards Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Tivy Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Verde: 8.5 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 9.6 mi
Parks: 42
Springs: 15
  • Muskhog Spring: 12.3 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Green Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 5
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 6.9 mi
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 6.9 mi
  • Frontier Times Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Lone Star Motorcycle Museum: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Area C: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • The Cross at Kerrville: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeW 260°740 m22.3 mi
Red HillWNW 292°679 m20.3 mi
Chalk HillSW 224°670 m21.7 mi
Edwards PeakS 185°666 m6.0 mi
Round MountainSSW 207°648 m18.3 mi
Seco MountainSSW 206°629 m22.7 mi
Turkey KnobESE 117°623 m21.0 mi
Round TopSE 127°611 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098809

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