Glenfawn Cemetery
Glenfawn Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Monte Verdi Family Slaves, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Rusk County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117499960, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
121 named places within 25 miles
- Monte Verdi Family Slaves: 0.7 mi
- Lyles-Sanders Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church: 5.5 mi
- Redlands Church: 6.0 mi
- Smyrna Baptist Church: 6.1 mi
- Lanevile Park: 5.4 mi
- Montgomery: 16.5 mi
- Smith Memorial Park: 16.7 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 17.2 mi
- Fair Park: 17.3 mi
- Sirls Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Button Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Quinn Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Denny Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Beard Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Depot Museum: 17.9 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 18.8 mi
- The Stone Fort Museum: 23.3 mi
- Nacogdoches Railroad Depot: 23.8 mi
- Old University Building: 23.9 mi
- Lone Star: 11.1 mi
- New Birmingham: 17.9 mi
- Morrill: 24.7 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 10.8 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 20.8 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 15.6 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenfawn Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | S 177° | 221 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SW 231° | 214 m | 16.9 mi |
| Flower Mountain | SSE 164° | 211 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | WSW 237° | 210 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | SW 231° | 199 m | 22.6 mi |
| Reagan Mountain | WSW 237° | 199 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SW 233° | 199 m | 24.1 mi |
| Carter Mountain | SW 224° | 196 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:43 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971440809
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