Handley Cemetery
Handley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Handley Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117585113, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Handley Park: 0.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Park: 1.0 mi
- Bunche Park: 1.2 mi
- Rosedale Park: 1.5 mi
- Richard Simpson Park: 1.5 mi
- General Edward H. Tarrant: 1.8 mi
- Isham Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Meadowbrook Methodist Church: 3.0 mi
- Harrison Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Polytechnic Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 3.6 mi
- Dallas Stadium: 7.3 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 7.6 mi
- Dive Bomber: 8.0 mi
- Das Stuka: 8.0 mi
- WMC Texas Prince Hall Library Museum: 3.6 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 5.1 mi
- Lenora Rolla: 5.7 mi
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Đài Đức Mẹ: 5.6 mi
- Christ the King: 5.7 mi
- Armadillo: 5.7 mi
- Wildflower Country: 5.9 mi
- Alive and Kicking: 5.9 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 4.0 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 4.0 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 8.5 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 8.5 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 8.5 mi
- Murray Hill: 5.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 13.2 mi
- Brushy Mound: 14.5 mi
- Turkey Peak: 15.3 mi
- Poverty Knob: 15.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 16.4 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 4.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 12.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Lone Point: 16.2 mi
- Sowers: 14.8 mi
- Elizabethtown: 20.4 mi
- La Reunion: 21.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 12.8 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 18.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 23.3 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Handley Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | SSW 213° | 303 m | 20.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 213° | 303 m | 22.5 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SSW 212° | 275 m | 14.5 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SSW 211° | 266 m | 15.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNW 332° | 264 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | N 10° | 218 m | 13.2 mi |
| Town Common | N 1° | 216.71 m | 17.9 mi |
| Poverty Knob | S 177° | 216 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678253
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