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City Cemetery

City Cemetery from directly overhead

City Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is St. James' Episcopal Church, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 31 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117702991, matched on coordinates and name (92 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.44933, -96.92567

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Hallettsville City Park: 1.1 mi
  • Welhausen Park: 15.0 mi
  • Wolters Park: 15.6 mi
  • Moulton City Park: 15.9 mi
  • Yoakum Municipal Park: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Frederick Mound: 17.1 mi
  • Russell Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Obar Hill: 19.1 mi
  • Pin Oak Mound: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillNW181 m19.1 mi
Frederick MoundNW154 m17.1 mi
Russell HillNW154 m19.0 mi
Pin Oak MoundWNW107 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:40
June solstice06:2919:5620:31
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:1916:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965717884868682746457
Precip in3.12.33.03.54.44.52.53.23.74.33.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallettsville 2 N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066377

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