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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. Brushy Knob stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 8 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
Peaks: 8
  • Brushy Knob: 4.0 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • Powelldale Mountains: 17.5 mi
  • Brushy Knob: 21.3 mi
  • Berry Knob: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
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
Brushy KnobNNW 333°303 m21.3 mi
Caddo PeakNNW 338°303 m22.5 mi
Barnard KnobWNW 297°292 m24.4 mi
Berry KnobWNW 292°285 m22.2 mi
Brushy KnobW 270°232 m4.0 mi
Bee MountainW 259°232 m14.5 mi
Powelldale MountainsSW 233°218 m17.5 mi
Poverty KnobN 8°216 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 5080 °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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