Balch Cemetery
Balch Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Alvarado School, Church and Union Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Johnson County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117690511, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Parkway Park: 0.3 mi
- George Washington Carver Park: 0.4 mi
- Moore Park: 1.2 mi
- Stonegate Park: 1.4 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 11.0 mi
- Iris Garden: 12.6 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 18.5 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 18.6 mi
- Alvarado Heritage Center Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hopps Museum and Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
- Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center: 6.6 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 10.7 mi
- Layland Museum: 10.7 mi
- Grandview: 9.5 mi
- Cleburne Heritage Monument: 10.4 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 10.6 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 10.6 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 10.7 mi
- ATSF 999457: 10.5 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 11.0 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 20.2 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 22.1 mi
- Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 22.1 mi
- Poverty Knob: 7.0 mi
- Turkey Peak: 12.3 mi
- Caddo Peak: 12.4 mi
- Brushy Knob: 12.8 mi
- Brushy Mound: 12.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Broke Rock: 21.8 mi
- Bluff Mills: 23.0 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 20.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Old City Spring: 10.9 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 14.8 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 20.0 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balch Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | WNW 295° | 303 m | 12.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | WNW 286° | 303 m | 12.8 mi |
| Barnard Knob | W 260° | 292 m | 24.9 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 253° | 285 m | 24.3 mi |
| Brushy Mound | NW 323° | 275 m | 12.9 mi |
| Turkey Peak | NW 320° | 266 m | 12.3 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 203° | 232 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bee Mountain | SW 223° | 232 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burleson, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438052648
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