Desdemona Cemetery
Desdemona Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Blair, C.S.A., a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Eastland County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117614845, matched on coordinates and name (637 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
176 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Blair, C.S.A.: 0.5 mi
- Desdemona First Baptist Church: 0.8 mi
- Site of Blackwell Hospital: 7.8 mi
- Lingleville Tabernacle: 10.4 mi
- Texas Central Railroad: 10.5 mi
- Jameson Peaks: 4.9 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 6.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Blue Hills: 10.0 mi
- Washout Mountain: 11.0 mi
- De Leon Community Park: 10.2 mi
- Old City Park: 10.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
- Dublin City Park: 16.8 mi
- Memorial Stadium Park: 17.3 mi
- Desdemona: 0.6 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 7.3 mi
- Comyn: 13.9 mi
- Mangum: 18.3 mi
- Thurber: 18.8 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 10.3 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 17.5 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 18.2 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 18.2 mi
- Ol' Rip: 18.2 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 18.8 mi
- John Tarleton Ranch House: 20.9 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 20.9 mi
- Carriage House: 20.9 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 16.8 mi
- Earl Rudder Statue: 19.8 mi
- The Ultra: 19.9 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 20.1 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 20.7 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 9.6 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 18.9 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 19.8 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 19.9 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 19.8 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 22.2 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desdemona Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | NE 45° | 507 m | 4.9 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NW 314° | 503 m | 25.0 mi |
| Blue Hills | ENE 58° | 501 m | 10.0 mi |
| Twin Mountain | NE 45° | 499 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NNE 20° | 482 m | 7.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 306° | 475 m | 24.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 307° | 461 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 152° | 441 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403588004
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