Belle Plaine Cemetery
Belle Plaine Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 576 m. Eagle Mountain stands 670 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Belle Plain, a ghost town 1.7 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Callahan County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117514667, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Belle Plain: 1.7 mi
- Site of Belle Plain College: 1.7 mi
- Admiral Baptist Church: 4.6 mi
- Callahan City Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Texas & Pacific Railway Depot: 7.1 mi
- Clyde Lake Park: 6.2 mi
- Bell Park: 7.7 mi
- Clyde Public Park: 9.9 mi
- Clyde Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Treadway Park: 16.4 mi
- Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 21.3 mi
- Jacob's Dream: 23.0 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 23.5 mi
- Flamingo With Sunglasses: 23.7 mi
- Man in the Moon: 23.8 mi
- Callahan County Pioneer Museum: 7.4 mi
- Robert E Howard House: 16.6 mi
- Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force: 19.3 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 23.2 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 23.4 mi
- West Caddo Peak: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 10.7 mi
- East Caddo Peak: 12.5 mi
- Mexican Hat Hill: 14.2 mi
- Tecumseh Peak: 15.5 mi
- Belle Plain: 1.7 mi
- Callahan City: 6.1 mi
- Callahan County Westbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Petrified Tree: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belle Plaine Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | W 264° | 670 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tecumseh Peak | SW 232° | 649 m | 15.5 mi |
| West Caddo Peak | SE 144° | 628 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flattop | NNW 331° | 618 m | 17.4 mi |
| East Caddo Peak | SE 136° | 616 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mexican Hat Hill | ESE 110° | 612 m | 14.2 mi |
| Coyote Peak | ESE 119° | 571 m | 22.9 mi |
| Greer Mountains | NNE 19° | 456 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:12 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
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 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Putnam, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402820668
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