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Dew Cemetery

Dew Cemetery from directly overhead

Dew Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Burleson Hill stands 182 m to the east-northeast, 2.3 miles off. Texas Brazos Trail passes 22 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Freestone County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117518712, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.59382, -96.14089

87 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Mount Zion Park: 8.1 mi
  • Fairfield Arena: 9.1 mi
  • Gregory Field: 9.2 mi
  • Fairfield Lake State Park: 13.7 mi
  • Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Burleson Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Folsom Hills: 4.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 11.9 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burleson HillENE182 m2.3 mi
Morgan HillW174 m14.9 mi
Pilot KnobNNE172 m11.9 mi
Folsom HillsENE168 m4.0 mi
Andrews HillWSW140 m21.8 mi
Cedar MoundWSW113 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2119:5820:33
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:2116:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657379838477675649
Precip in3.63.53.83.34.74.51.82.93.24.23.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield 3W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971419022

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