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Dikes Family Cemetery

Dikes Family Cemetery from directly overhead

Dikes Family Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Cost School, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117664419, matched on coordinates and name (488 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.43936, -97.52169

97 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 54
Peaks: 17
  • Stevens Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Santa Anna Mound: 5.0 mi
  • Watson Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Windy Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.8 mi
Parks: 15
  • East Avenue Lions Park: 6.7 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 10.8 mi
  • Smiley School Park: 13.4 mi
  • Southside Park: 17.2 mi
  • Zedler Mill Park South: 17.5 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings HillW228 m24.6 mi
Round MountainN214 m21.6 mi
Capote KnobWNW209 m16.6 mi
Capote HillsW181 m16.5 mi
Iron MountainsN171 m19.5 mi
Iron PeakN164 m15.7 mi
Frederick MoundENE154 m24.2 mi
Van Cleave MoundSSW143 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3219:5920:34
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:2117:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579716053
Precip in2.42.12.82.84.73.42.02.93.63.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603318

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