Eakins Cemetery
Eakins Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Ball Knob Hill stands 361 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Remington Park, a park 3.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 12 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Denton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117591445, matched on coordinates and name (107 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Remington Park: 3.2 mi
- Justin Park: 3.7 mi
- Tally Park: 4.2 mi
- Bishop Park: 4.6 mi
- Mini Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Ponder: 3.5 mi
- Justin: 4.6 mi
- Prairie Mound Cemetery: 5.8 mi
- Johns' Well and Campgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Thurmond-Fairview Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 9.2 mi
- Spriki: 10.2 mi
- The Sustaining Arch: 10.9 mi
- The Shield: 11.0 mi
- UNT Logo: 11.0 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 11.1 mi
- Explorium: 11.4 mi
- African American Museum: 11.7 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 11.7 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 11.9 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 10.9 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 10.9 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 11.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 12.5 mi
- Long Point: 6.2 mi
- Crawford Hill: 6.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.3 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 4.4 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 12.2 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 19.9 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 19.9 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 21.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 8.5 mi
- Audubon: 20.0 mi
- Rush Creek: 21.7 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 17.5 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 19.3 mi
- Shayhan Point: 17.6 mi
- Lone Point: 23.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 24.5 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 21.0 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 21.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 24.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eakins Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Knob Hill | NW 312° | 361 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pat Dick Hill | W 275° | 291 m | 13.7 mi |
| Burton Knob | SW 228° | 278 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 83° | 253 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | NE 37° | 244 m | 11.3 mi |
| Long Point | E 92° | 234 m | 6.2 mi |
| Crawford Hill | E 96° | 231 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSE 152° | 218 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton Municpal AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9887584897
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