Bear Creek Cemetery
Bear Creek Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Tarrant County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117502087, matched on coordinates and name (156 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Creek Park: 0.7 mi
- Reflection Park: 0.7 mi
- McCormick Park: 1.2 mi
- Midway Park: 1.5 mi
- Trailwood Park: 1.7 mi
- Spice of Life Band: 1.5 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 2.1 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 2.2 mi
- Circling: 2.9 mi
- Tommy's Cow: 4.8 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 1.6 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 4.4 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 5.5 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 5.5 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 5.6 mi
- Alexander Dobkins Family Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Minter's Chapel Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Hitch Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Elisha Adam Euless: 2.2 mi
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford American Legion Post 379: 2.2 mi
- Moxley Manor: 5.8 mi
- Hook's Ship: 6.6 mi
- Hook's Lagoon: 6.7 mi
- Caribbean Chaos: 6.7 mi
- Atlantic Panic: 6.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 10.8 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 11.6 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 12.9 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 13.0 mi
- Mount Donwell: 7.9 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 10.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 10.9 mi
- Town Common: 12.5 mi
- Chalk Hill: 12.6 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 16.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Shayhan Point: 20.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 20.9 mi
- Sowers: 4.6 mi
- La Reunion: 13.7 mi
- Elizabethtown: 16.9 mi
- Camey Spur: 19.8 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 16.3 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 15.7 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 21.9 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- McKamy Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Creek Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WNW 290° | 264 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 339° | 253 m | 21.9 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 336° | 234 m | 21.3 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 337° | 231 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Donwell | WNW 303° | 218 m | 7.9 mi |
| Town Common | NW 317° | 217 m | 12.5 mi |
| Murray Hill | SSW 210° | 209 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 342° | 207 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dal-ftw Wscmo AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678221
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