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Dido Cemetery

Dido Cemetery from directly overhead

Dido Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dido School, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q22076460, matched on coordinates and name (76 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.95177, -97.48623

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Newark Ball Field: 3.2 mi
  • Delora Doughty Royal Park: 3.5 mi
  • South Wise Park: 3.8 mi
  • Shady Grove Park: 4.0 mi
  • Melanie Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 49
Museums: 38
Gardens: 31
Peaks: 25
  • Reno Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Burton Knob: 7.8 mi
  • Blue Mound: 7.8 mi
  • Tater Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Pat Dick Hill: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 22
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bob Jones Nature Center: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainW 269°415 m24.7 mi
Indian KnobW 270°387 m15.6 mi
Skeen PeakW 279°373 m18.7 mi
Oyster HillSW 233°351 m23.0 mi
Buck KnobW 259°345 m16.1 mi
Tater HillW 264°343 m13.3 mi
Chattanooga HillSSW 212°330 m20.9 mi
West MoundNW 305°325 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:2320:0620:42
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:3016:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657381868678675648
Precip in2.22.53.43.34.44.22.22.43.04.22.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12423678227

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