Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Chalk Mountain Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Bunker Hill stands 427 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Mountain, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 10 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Somervell County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117641393, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lanham Mill Community: 7.9 mi
- Johnsville Cemetery: 8.0 mi
- Pony Creek Cemetery: 8.2 mi
- The Rev. Henry Hurley: 8.6 mi
- Duffau Cemetery: 8.6 mi
- 67 Roadside Park: 1.7 mi
- Baker's Crossing: 7.5 mi
- Dinosaur Valley State Park: 8.7 mi
- Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 9.5 mi
- Crump Park: 10.3 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Dinner Hill: 11.6 mi
- The Giant U: 1.1 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 10.1 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 10.3 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 10.3 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 10.3 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Three Way: 7.9 mi
- Duffau: 8.5 mi
- Brazos Point: 16.4 mi
- Clairette: 19.1 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 8.5 mi
- Apatosaurus: 8.5 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 13.7 mi
- Carriage House: 18.6 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 18.6 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 7.9 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 10.1 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 10.3 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 10.5 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 18.5 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 10.4 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 19.5 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 19.6 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 20.5 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 21.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 17.1 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Bluff Mills: 23.5 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 10.3 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 24.2 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 19.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 24.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 20.3 mi
- Canoe Docks: 22.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 20.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Mountain Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | WNW 285° | 427 m | 13.4 mi |
| Long Point | SSW 196° | 415 m | 21.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WNW 288° | 413 m | 5.6 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 194° | 411 m | 24.1 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NW 322° | 390 m | 2.7 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNE 19° | 373 m | 17.1 mi |
| Paul Mountain | S 179° | 373 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jackson Hill | S 174° | 372 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453473999
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