Union Band Cemetery
Union Band Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 532 m. Mason Mountains stands 611 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hairy Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in San Saba County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117654307, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 24.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
145 named places within 25 miles
- San Fernando Academy: 4.1 mi
- Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy: 4.1 mi
- Wagram Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Huffman Cemetery: 8.7 mi
- Voca Waterwheel Mill: 12.1 mi
- Hairy Knob: 1.5 mi
- High Point: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lime Peak: 5.2 mi
- Eckert Roughs: 6.3 mi
- Camp Billy Gibbons: 14.1 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 19.5 mi
- Soldiers Waterhole Historical Monument: 20.4 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 20.9 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 21.4 mi
- Pontotoc: 4.1 mi
- Apex: 7.9 mi
- Bettina: 16.2 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 18.2 mi
- Grit: 18.9 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 14.0 mi
- Eckert Spring: 23.9 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 24.1 mi
- Mason County Museum: 16.5 mi
- HOT Museum: 22.6 mi
- Llano County Museum: 24.9 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 11.6 mi
- H L Bluffs: 22.9 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 4.1 mi
- Sheltered Table: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Band Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Mountains | WSW 249° | 611 m | 15.3 mi |
| Double Knobs | WSW 245° | 606 m | 20.0 mi |
| Lime Peak | SSW 205° | 600 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | WSW 246° | 595 m | 24.9 mi |
| Shin Oak Mountain | ENE 66° | 587 m | 11.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WSW 249° | 586 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | E 95° | 580 m | 9.8 mi |
| High Point | E 88° | 575 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453513780
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