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Baker Cemetery

Baker Cemetery from directly overhead

Baker Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Big Island Unit, a park 1.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Kemp, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q804333, matched on coordinates and name (80 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.37081, -96.21282

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 43
  • Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Big Island Unit: 1.8 mi
  • Optimist Park: 3.3 mi
  • Tom Finley Park: 3.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Bird Island Unt: 3.9 mi
  • Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Telfair Island Unit: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 10
Peaks: 5
  • Big Rock Top: 16.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Melton Rock: 16.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillE 89°207 m16.5 mi
Melton RockE 98°196 m16.7 mi
Big Rock TopE 91°187 m16.3 mi
Red HillENE 59°171 m24.6 mi
Sand HillNW 306°117 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:37
June solstice06:1920:0020:36
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:2316:4717:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637280838477665547

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaufman 3 SE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438063425

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