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Vance Cemetery

Vance Cemetery from directly overhead

Vance Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Cedar Knob stands 720 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullhead Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Real County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117558154, matched on coordinates and name (35 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.81426, -100.01374

Overlooks nearby

108 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
  • Bullhead Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Hog Pen Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Perkins Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Turnpike Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Turkey Peak: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 4
  • Bruce Park: 9.1 mi
  • Camp Wood City Park: 9.9 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 16.2 mi
  • Garner State Park: 22.7 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 4
  • Winans Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Trough Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 21.0 mi
  • Walnut Springs: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar KnobN 352°720 m17.9 mi
Housetop MountainSSE 163°707 m5.7 mi
Meridian MountainESE 109°707 m18.5 mi
Graveyard MountainN 355°706 m10.3 mi
Caprock MountainSSE 161°695 m9.7 mi
Schoolhouse MountainN 350°683 m12.4 mi
Kelley PeakSW 216°680 m12.0 mi
Seep Spring MountainNW 326°674 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:4120:1020:44
September equinox07:2919:0719:38
December solstice07:3217:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470397

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