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Covington Cemetery

Covington Cemetery from directly overhead

Covington Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Hill County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117665936, matched on coordinates and name (91 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.18034, -97.26130

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lawless Pawk: 6.7 mi
  • Crouch Park: 6.9 mi
  • Vista Point Community Playground: 7.5 mi
  • Grandview City Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 11
  • Grandview: 7.8 mi
  • How Do You Stack Up?: 13.5 mi
  • Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 13.6 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 13.6 mi
  • 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Brushy Knob: 4.0 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • Powelldale Mountains: 17.5 mi
  • Berry Knob: 22.2 mi
  • Caddo Peak: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakNNW303 m22.5 mi
Barnard KnobWNW292 m24.4 mi
Berry KnobWNW285 m22.2 mi
Brushy KnobW232 m4.0 mi
Bee MountainW232 m14.5 mi
Powelldale MountainsSW218 m17.5 mi
Poverty KnobN216 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2420:0320:39
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2716:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280848477665547
Precip in2.62.53.53.14.33.92.12.83.04.42.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971422918

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