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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 DonwellNW218 m22.4 mi
Poverty KnobSW216 m23.3 mi
Murray HillWSW209 m19.2 mi
Chalk HillN202 m2.7 mi
Flower MoundNNW202 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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