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Five Mile Cemetery

Five Mile Cemetery from directly overhead

Five Mile Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pecan Grove Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Dallas County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117659984, matched on coordinates and name (81 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70697, -96.88312

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 49
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 2.4 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 2.4 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 2.5 mi
  • Oswald Rooming House Museum: 4.9 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 5
  • Chalk Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Murray Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 22.4 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 23.3 mi
  • Flower Mound: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • Red Bluff: 17.3 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 16.2 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellNW 311°218 m22.4 mi
Poverty KnobSW 234°216 m23.3 mi
Murray HillWSW 257°209 m19.2 mi
Chalk HillN 351°202 m2.7 mi
Flower MoundNNW 333°202 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667482868679685749
Precip in2.62.63.63.74.33.91.91.83.04.52.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582248

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