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.
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
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
- Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 12.4 mi
- Herb garden: 12.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.4 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 12.4 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
- Matagorda County Museum: 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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