Cox Cemetery
Cox Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is SOPAC Trail Corridor, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1848.
Wikidata Q117590277, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- SOPAC Trail Corridor: 0.4 mi
- Lakewood Park: 0.7 mi
- White Rock Lake Park: 0.8 mi
- Ridge Wood Park: 0.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Corridor: 1.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2896: 1.2 mi
- St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church: 1.3 mi
- White Rock Pump Station: 1.4 mi
- The Celebration Tree Grove: 1.5 mi
- DeGolyer House: 1.5 mi
- The Amazing Secret Garden: 1.4 mi
- Earth Cycles: 1.4 mi
- Plants Are Alive: 1.4 mi
- Habitats: 1.4 mi
- A Woman's Garden: Orchid Hollow: 1.4 mi
- Texas Skywalk: 1.4 mi
- Walk in the Clouds: 1.4 mi
- The Moody Oasis: 1.4 mi
- Petroglyph Walk: 1.4 mi
- Lakeside Exhibit Area: 1.4 mi
- Birth II: 2.8 mi
- Tower of Lace: 3.0 mi
- Five Hammering Men: 3.0 mi
- Moonbird: 3.1 mi
- Black Magnolia II: 3.1 mi
- White Rock Bath House Cultural Center: 0.9 mi
- Play Street Museum: 2.4 mi
- Meadows Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 4.5 mi
- African American Museum: 4.7 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 9.5 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 9.8 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 8.6 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 20.7 mi
- Day Use Sites: 21.5 mi
- The Corral: 21.6 mi
- La Reunion: 9.2 mi
- Lawson: 13.6 mi
- Sowers: 15.1 mi
- Nickelville: 17.0 mi
- Camey Spur: 18.3 mi
- Chalk Hill: 11.3 mi
- Flower Mound: 22.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 0.5 mi
- McKamy Spring: 7.0 mi
- Muddy Creek: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SW 234° | 202 m | 11.3 mi |
| Flower Mound | WNW 302° | 202 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582193
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