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Cox Cemetery

Cox Cemetery from directly overhead

Cox Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Union Community, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117509081, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.40868, -96.42157

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
  • Andrews Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 5.7 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Payne Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Horn Hill: 16.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Hawkins Park: 10.4 mi
  • Old Fort Parker State Historical Park: 13.1 mi
  • Fort Parker State Park: 14.7 mi
  • Gregory Field: 17.1 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillNW201 m16.6 mi
Tehuacana HillsNNW195 m24.3 mi
Burleson HillNE182 m23.0 mi
Morgan HillN174 m11.4 mi
Folsom HillsNE168 m24.7 mi
Andrews HillNW140 m5.5 mi
Payne HillSSE137 m15.6 mi
Bald HillWSW122 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:38
June solstice06:2219:5820:34
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2216:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848579695850

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415450

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