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Edgewood Cemetery

Edgewood Cemetery from directly overhead

Edgewood Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is W. A. Strain Home, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Dallas County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117626390, matched on coordinates and name (57 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.58106, -96.74841

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lancaster City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rocky Crest Park: 0.8 mi
  • Spies Roberts Park: 2.2 mi
  • Stanford Park: 2.7 mi
  • Verona Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 46
Museums: 38
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 9.3 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 9.3 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 9.3 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 9.7 mi
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 15.0 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillNW 324°202 m14.0 mi
Sand HillESE 102°117 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:2120:0220:38
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2616:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475057657481858578675648
Precip in3.03.14.03.94.34.02.02.82.74.92.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ferris, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582233

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