Gibbins Cemetery and Homestead Site
Gibbins Cemetery and Homestead Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomlin Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Tomlin Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Jesse Chisholm: 1.8 mi
- Site of Bird's Fort: 1.8 mi
- Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838: 1.8 mi
- Mount Olive Baptist Church: 2.1 mi
- Gibbins Park: 0.3 mi
- J.W. Dunlop Sports Center: 0.5 mi
- Parkway Central Park: 1.1 mi
- Randol Mill Park Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- River Legacy Park: 1.4 mi
- Wahoo Racer: 2.3 mi
- Racing Rapids: 2.3 mi
- Seawolf: 2.3 mi
- Blue Raider: 2.3 mi
- Dive Bomber: 2.3 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 2.5 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 2.5 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 2.5 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 2.8 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 5.5 mi
- Boundless: 2.5 mi
- Dream: 2.5 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 4.9 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 5.0 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 5.0 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 7.1 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 8.1 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 8.5 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 8.9 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 14.0 mi
- Murray Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 10.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 13.6 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 14.5 mi
- Town Common: 15.9 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 9.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 17.0 mi
- Lone Point: 20.6 mi
- Sowers: 8.6 mi
- La Reunion: 15.5 mi
- Elizabethtown: 19.5 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 17.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 11.1 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 22.5 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 21.2 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gibbins Cemetery and Homestead Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SW 221° | 275 m | 20.1 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 220° | 266 m | 20.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 312° | 264 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 343° | 218 m | 10.6 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 341° | 216.71 m | 15.9 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 195° | 216 m | 19.0 mi |
| Murray Hill | SSW 209° | 209 m | 9.9 mi |
| Chalk Hill | E 98° | 202 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678275
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