Black Cemetery
Black Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. Antelope Hills stands 525 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Officer’s Quarters, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Officer’s Quarters: 0.8 mi
- Sutler’s Store: 0.8 mi
- Barracks: 0.8 mi
- Barracks: 0.9 mi
- Barracks: 0.9 mi
- Mount Air: 8.1 mi
- Antelope Hills: 8.3 mi
- Round Hill: 8.6 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 9.4 mi
- Flat Top: 10.3 mi
- Parade Ground: 0.9 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 13.0 mi
- Webb Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Bank Park: 14.7 mi
- Flying “A” Car Museum: 14.8 mi
- The Old Jail Art Center: 14.8 mi
- Throckmorton County Museum: 17.8 mi
- Breckenridge Aviation Museum: 23.2 mi
- Swenson Memorial Museum: 23.4 mi
- Fort Griffin: 0.9 mi
- Hittson Bluff: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Hills | W 269° | 525 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | NW 316° | 485 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sellers Hill | N 354° | 481 m | 17.2 mi |
| Greer Mountains | S 179° | 456 m | 21.9 mi |
| Round Hill | SSW 195° | 455 m | 8.6 mi |
| Flat Top | SSE 162° | 435 m | 21.1 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NW 314° | 433 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mugginsville Mountain | SSE 164° | 431 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Griffin, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453545507
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