Bennett Cemetery
Bennett Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 23 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117581795, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
90 named places within 25 miles
- Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Queen of Peace Catholic Church: 1.2 mi
- Yoakum Community Hospital: 4.3 mi
- Site of Beasley School: 5.0 mi
- Wied Hall: 5.4 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 4.6 mi
- Yoakum City Park: 6.1 mi
- Welhausen Park: 7.6 mi
- Hallettsville City Park: 11.0 mi
- Moulton City Park: 15.4 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 6.9 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- DeWitt Wildflower Museum: 21.8 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 23.0 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 23.1 mi
- Frederick Mound: 16.9 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 18.0 mi
- Russell Hill: 20.0 mi
- Obar Hill: 21.8 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 23.6 mi
- Petersburg: 10.7 mi
- Hackberry: 20.0 mi
- Praha: 21.8 mi
- Oakland: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bennett Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | N 355° | 181 m | 21.8 mi |
| Frederick Mound | NNW 345° | 154 m | 16.9 mi |
| Russell Hill | NNW 347° | 154 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | NW 325° | 107 m | 18.0 mi |
| Santa Anna Mound | WNW 291° | 95 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414293
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