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Armour Cemetery

Armour Cemetery from directly overhead

Armour Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117581699, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.73565, -96.65675

83 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Booker T Washington Emancipation Proclamation Park: 6.5 mi
  • Washington Park: 6.6 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 9.1 mi
  • Mexia City Park: 11.3 mi
  • Fort Parker State Park: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Tehuacana Hills: 6.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Horn Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillS201 m13.0 mi
Tehuacana HillsE195 m6.1 mi
Bald HillENE186 m7.0 mi
Morgan HillSE174 m19.2 mi
Andrews HillSSE140 m21.0 mi
Cedar MoundSE113 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:39
June solstice06:2320:0020:36
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2316:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848579695850

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438065285

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