Atkinson Cemetery
Atkinson Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Soule University for Boys, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Washington County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117590033, matched on coordinates and name (82 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 22.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
125 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Soule University for Boys: 1.5 mi
- Chappell Hill: 1.5 mi
- Providence Baptist Church: 1.6 mi
- Old Rock Store: 1.6 mi
- Farmers State Bank and Reinstein Store: 1.7 mi
- Patrick Heard Park: 6.0 mi
- Linda Anderson Park: 7.3 mi
- Toubin Park: 7.5 mi
- Jackson Street Park: 7.5 mi
- Henderson Park: 7.7 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 14.4 mi
- San Felipe de Austin Museum: 24.9 mi
- Rock Island: 7.7 mi
- Independence: 13.7 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 15.4 mi
- Dallam: 20.5 mi
- Dinkins: 21.1 mi
- Pickard High School: 7.0 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 15.2 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 15.7 mi
- 1824 Well: 24.8 mi
- Museum: 24.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 19.1 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Red Hill: 21.5 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.6 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atkinson Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | W 275° | 139 m | 23.2 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | WNW 299° | 129 m | 20.6 mi |
| Red Hill | S 182° | 94 m | 21.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 312° | 86 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454133874
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