Young School House and Cemetery
Young School House and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Bastrop County High Point stands 226 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Upton, a ghost town 1.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117617421, matched on coordinates and name (153 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 17.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
151 named places within 25 miles
- Keilburg Park: 6.1 mi
- Bastrop County Nature Park Boat Ramp: 6.1 mi
- Bastrop County Nature Park: 6.2 mi
- Independence Park: 6.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Rosanky Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Alum Creek Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- West End Park: 6.4 mi
- Chancellor House: 7.0 mi
- Smithville: 7.1 mi
- Royston Hill: 2.9 mi
- High Point: 3.8 mi
- Flag Hill: 10.0 mi
- Lotman Hill: 11.1 mi
- Bastrop County High Point: 11.5 mi
- Upton: 1.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 6.6 mi
- Flower Hill: 8.8 mi
- Stella: 10.5 mi
- Phelan: 12.2 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 9.0 mi
- Rockne Museum: 9.3 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 23.1 mi
- Red Bluffs: 5.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Memorial Grove: 18.0 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 8.1 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Young School House and Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop County High Point | SW 231° | 226 m | 11.5 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNE 12° | 225 m | 24.3 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | SW 224° | 224 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flag Hill | WSW 238° | 221 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 220° | 214 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lotman Hill | N 5° | 201 m | 11.1 mi |
| Obar Hill | SSE 157° | 181 m | 24.0 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | NW 314° | 177 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395089094
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