Harper's Rest Cemetery
Harper's Rest Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Chattanooga Hill stands 330 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Oaks Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1989
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy Oaks Park: 0.2 mi
- Parrish Road Park: 0.4 mi
- Sylvania Park: 0.9 mi
- Springdale Park: 1.0 mi
- Little Fossil Park: 1.2 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 3.7 mi
- Stockyards: 3.7 mi
- Livestock Exchange Building: 3.8 mi
- Cowtown Coliseum Rodeo: 3.8 mi
- Pearls Dance Hall: 4.1 mi
- Amon Carter Riverside High School and Riverside ISD: 1.1 mi
- Riverside Methodist Church: 1.3 mi
- Mount Olivet Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Tim Cole: 1.7 mi
- Barbary S. Haun Memorial Tree: 1.9 mi
- Christ the King: 0.9 mi
- Đài Đức Mẹ: 1.0 mi
- Good Shepherd: 1.7 mi
- Christus: 1.7 mi
- Last Supper: 1.8 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Fire Station #1 (Historical): 3.6 mi
- Sid Richardson Museum: 3.6 mi
- Fort Worth Stockyards Museum: 3.8 mi
- Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: 3.8 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 5.7 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 5.7 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 5.8 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 5.8 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 10.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.6 mi
- Town Common: 14.5 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 14.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 15.4 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 16.3 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 7.7 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 9.2 mi
- Lone Point: 11.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 16.2 mi
- Sowers: 17.2 mi
- La Reunion: 24.8 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 13.5 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.2 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harper's Rest Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Hill | WSW 254° | 330 m | 23.7 mi |
| Caddo Peak | SSW 199° | 303 m | 22.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 200° | 303 m | 24.4 mi |
| Burton Knob | WNW 295° | 278 m | 21.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SSW 194° | 275 m | 16.7 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SSW 193° | 266 m | 17.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNW 340° | 264 m | 11.6 mi |
| Long Point | N 10° | 234 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:05 | 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 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Wsfo, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678104
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