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Brown-Beard Cemetery

Brown-Beard Cemetery from directly overhead

Brown-Beard Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrew Jackson Beard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117700814, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.40357, -95.64001

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brazos Bend State Park: 3.7 mi
  • Sienna (Brazos River) Park: 8.3 mi
  • FloCity Mountain Bike Trails: 9.4 mi
  • Harvest Hills Trails: 9.8 mi
  • Sunrise Meadows Park: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 14
  • 1930s George Ranch Home: 6.7 mi
  • 1930s George Cattle Complex: 6.7 mi
  • Cowboy Barns and Working Pens: 6.8 mi
  • 1830s Jones Stock Farm: 7.0 mi
  • 1890s Davis Victorian Complex: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 11
Museums: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Nash Dome: 6.9 mi
  • Damon Mound: 10.0 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Oak Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Peach Break: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Damon MoundSW 220°44 m10.0 mi
Huntington MoundNW 318°35 m21.1 mi
Oak HillNNW 339°29 m19.2 mi
Elm RidgeW 261°28 m20.3 mi
Peach BreakW 264°27 m19.9 mi
Nash DomeS 187°17 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2419:5120:26
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1416:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697681838480716255
Precip in4.13.03.43.64.94.63.84.54.95.24.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompsons 3 WSW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403612681

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