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Dickens Cemetery

Dickens Cemetery from directly overhead

Dickens Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 774 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickens Springs, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 15 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

About

The story

cemetery in Dickens County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117696089, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.62363, -100.82138
Around it

60 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 33
Peaks: 13
  • Mackenzie Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Cathey Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Croton Breaks: 6.0 mi
  • Soldier Mound: 6.3 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 1.0 mi
  • Swenson Park: 9.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
  • Crosbyton Park: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • 20 foot falls: 19.5 mi
  • Silver Falls: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 0.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack MountainWNW 282°879 m7.6 mi
Mackenzie PeakWNW 303°874 m2.1 mi
Indian HillW 269°845 m18.6 mi
Bunker HillWSW 248°811 m13.9 mi
Negro HillWSW 248°811 m19.4 mi
Negro HillWSW 238°797 m13.8 mi
Soldier MoundSSW 199°756 m6.3 mi
Cathey HillSSW 205°751 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2219:55
June solstice06:3420:2120:57
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4517:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553617078828173625042
Precip in0.70.81.31.92.83.32.42.42.52.11.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spur, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403539967

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