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Crosbyton Cemetery

Crosbyton Cemetery from directly overhead

Crosbyton Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 917 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Julian M. Bassett, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Crosby County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117443376, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.65756, -101.21013

91 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 57
Parks: 9
  • Crosbyton Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lions Park: 10.2 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 21.6 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 22.2 mi
  • Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Mount Blanco: 9.6 mi
  • Negro Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 14.9 mi
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Silver Falls: 2.9 mi
  • 20 foot falls: 3.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Dickens Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Gholson Spring: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Courthouse MountainSW909 m19.1 mi
Haystack MountainE879 m14.9 mi
Mackenzie PeakE874 m20.6 mi
Indian HillSE845 m4.6 mi
Negro HillSSE811 m10.7 mi
Bunker HillSE811 m12.2 mi
Soldier MoundESE756 m22.0 mi
Cathey HillESE751 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:57
June solstice06:3620:2220:59
September equinox07:3419:1019:43
December solstice07:4617:0317:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606977807972625041
Precip in0.80.91.41.82.93.02.42.02.71.71.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403514541

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