Buck Foster Cemetery
Buck Foster Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen, a ghost town 4.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Walker County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117658649, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 11.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Ebenezer Baptist Church: 4.9 mi
- Ebenezer Cemetery: 5.6 mi
- Bay's Chapel Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- Bay's Chapel Methodist Church: 6.1 mi
- Martha's Chapel: 8.2 mi
- General Sam's Off-Road Park: 8.4 mi
- Kate Barr Ross Park: 11.5 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 11.9 mi
- Bayou Bend Park: 12.1 mi
- Bush Miller Park: 12.2 mi
- Texas Prison Museum: 11.4 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 11.5 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 12.9 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 13.0 mi
- Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 22.4 mi
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 6.8 mi
- Smith Hill: 12.5 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 13.6 mi
- Shepard Hill: 20.5 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 20.4 mi
- The Raven: 13.1 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Foster Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | E 81° | 144 m | 13.6 mi |
| Smith Hill | ENE 75° | 126 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | SSE 157° | 96 m | 6.8 mi |
| Shepard Hill | SE 133° | 95 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Muni AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454128160
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