Grimes Cemetery
Grimes Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Hawley Cemetery, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117528225, matched on coordinates and name (41 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
106 named places within 25 miles
- Old Hawley Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Ashby-Wilson Creek Community: 2.7 mi
- Historica;Marker: 2.7 mi
- Antique Tractor: 2.7 mi
- William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger: 2.8 mi
- Blessing Recreation Field South: 3.6 mi
- Blessing Recreation Field North: 3.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 9.9 mi
- FM 521 River Park: 11.0 mi
- City Park: 11.6 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 12.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Cactus Garden: 12.5 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 12.4 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 22.0 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 23.5 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Museum Annex: 14.3 mi
- Pepper Hill: 8.7 mi
- Metal Rooster: 14.9 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grimes Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | S 186° | 3 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:57 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palacios Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452329767
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