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Buckner Cemetery

Buckner Cemetery from directly overhead

Buckner Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckner, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Collin County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117678717, matched on coordinates and name (372 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.21892, -96.66762

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Outpost: 0.5 mi
  • The Lakeside Trailhead: 0.7 mi
  • The Village Trailhead: 1.0 mi
  • Dr. Charels B. McKissick Park: 1.1 mi
  • Gray Branch Park (planned): 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Eagle Statue: 6.0 mi
  • Longhorn Statue: 6.4 mi
  • Blue Tractor: 8.9 mi
  • Orange tractor: 8.9 mi
  • Duck and Ducklings: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Crepe Myrtle Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Artistry Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • The Harvest at Frisco Commons: 9.5 mi
  • Jeremiahs Plot: 13.4 mi
  • Veg Garden: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Stall Barn: 3.6 mi
  • Show Barn: 3.7 mi
  • Southfork Ranch: 12.2 mi
  • Top Fun Ranch: 13.6 mi
  • Liberty Park Tank: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • picnic tables: 4.9 mi
  • Seeligston picnic area: 5.2 mi
  • The Corral: 5.5 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 5.9 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Monarch Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Hays Hills: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Little Elm Beach: 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsESE 101°180 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:39
June solstice06:1920:0320:40
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:2716:4617:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454857647380838376665547

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckinney Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402957076

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