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Dry Creek Cemetery

Dry Creek Cemetery from directly overhead

Dry Creek Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Poetry Methodist Church, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas

Wikidata Q1261540, matched on coordinates and name (74 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.84006, -96.26121

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arlie E White Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Ben Gill Park: 7.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 7.1 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 7.3 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 7.3 mi
Museums: 10
  • Terrell Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Sachse Historical Society: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • future abandoned house: 4.6 mi
  • SwCC Entrance Sign: 7.3 mi
  • Royse City Calaboose: 10.2 mi
  • Cookston Court: 10.2 mi
  • Section of the Rockwall: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Soldier and Child: 7.2 mi
  • Old Tank: 7.2 mi
  • Forney Jackrabbit: 13.8 mi
  • Deer Statue: 20.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Breezy Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Hays Hills: 24.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Caddo Creek Unit: 10.7 mi
  • Flagstone Creek Estates HOA Nature Trail: 11.7 mi
  • Pawnee Inlet Unit: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Day Use Sites: 17.5 mi
  • Graham Park Pavilion: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsNNW 342°180 m24.1 mi
Breezy HillSSW 192°165 m7.8 mi
Sand HillSSW 210°117 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:37
June solstice06:1820:0120:37
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:2416:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657481858578685748
Precip in2.62.73.73.14.73.42.02.32.74.53.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terrell Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438063421

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