Fairy Cemetery
Fairy Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Chaney Point stands 461 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is United Methodist Church of Fairy, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 19 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Hamilton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117701730, matched on coordinates and name (82 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 21.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
133 named places within 25 miles
- United Methodist Church of Fairy: 0.2 mi
- Martin's Gap: 0.2 mi
- Old Hico: 7.0 mi
- Olin Baptist Church: 7.4 mi
- Hamilton County, C.S.A.: 8.0 mi
- Long Point: 0.8 mi
- Twin Mountains: 3.2 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.3 mi
- Paul Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Hico City Park: 9.1 mi
- Cranfills Gap City Park: 10.8 mi
- Pecan Creek Park: 12.4 mi
- Hamilton City Park: 12.6 mi
- Shrunk Park: 12.7 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 19.9 mi
- Bosque Museum: 24.0 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 24.4 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 24.5 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 19.9 mi
- The Giant U: 21.9 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 24.5 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 9.5 mi
- High Point: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairy Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaney Point | SW 228° | 461 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hoover Knobs | WSW 244° | 457 m | 22.7 mi |
| West Point | SW 214° | 449 m | 23.3 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | SSW 210° | 444 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WNW 287° | 441 m | 22.7 mi |
| Slick Hill | W 259° | 439 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 342° | 427 m | 25.0 mi |
| Long Point | SW 236° | 415 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971399382
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