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Beeson-Box Cemetery

Beeson-Box Cemetery from directly overhead

Beeson-Box Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Houston Mound stands 168 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Givens Homesite, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Houston County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117536649, matched on coordinates and name (687 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.28144, -95.46733

73 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Trilady Park: 18.2 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 22.8 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 22.9 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Gary Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Kent Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Houston Mound: 20.6 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Houston MoundN168 m20.6 mi
Liberty HillNNE109 m21.9 mi
Gary HillNNW77 m6.2 mi
Dutch HillWNW74 m11.4 mi
Sugar MoundsE73 m22.0 mi
Kent HillNW67 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:1919:5420:30
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1716:4717:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414195721

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