Wharton Cemetery
Wharton Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. Edwards Peak stands 666 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pikes Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.9 miles off. 217 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Kerr County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117669713, matched on coordinates and name (90 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
217 named places within 25 miles
- Texas Lions Camp: 2.5 mi
- Brown Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Rising Star Lodge No. 429, A.F. & A.M.: 3.9 mi
- Woolls Building: 3.9 mi
- Center Point United Methodist Church: 4.1 mi
- Pikes Peak: 2.3 mi
- Twin Sisters: 2.7 mi
- Haddenbrock Hill: 4.1 mi
- Mount Verde: 4.9 mi
- Big Hill: 5.0 mi
- Flatrock Park: 2.9 mi
- Kerrville-Schreiner Park Hillside: 3.1 mi
- Kerrville-Schreiner Park: 3.1 mi
- Lion's Park: 3.7 mi
- E.E. Sample Park: 3.9 mi
- Trough Spring: 11.9 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 12.1 mi
- Champee Spring: 16.4 mi
- Kindla Spring: 16.6 mi
- Bear Springs: 17.2 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 5.8 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 5.8 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 16.9 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 23.1 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 24.1 mi
- Ravenhead: 4.4 mi
- Joes Point: 7.8 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.5 mi
- The Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Morris Ranch: 17.6 mi
- Pedernales: 18.7 mi
- Welfare: 18.8 mi
- Bankersmith: 19.5 mi
- Cain City: 23.0 mi
- Lupe: 5.9 mi
- Stonehenge II: 11.5 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 12.5 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 7.2 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 24.2 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 24.8 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wharton Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Peak | SW 234° | 666 m | 9.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 224° | 648 m | 22.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SE 130° | 623 m | 14.6 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 164° | 611 m | 7.4 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 205° | 601 m | 21.3 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NNE 27° | 597 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Medina | S 191° | 596 m | 10.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ENE 70° | 596 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438098834
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