Hood Family Cemetery
Hood Family Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Park East, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Parker County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117632373, matched on coordinates and name (53 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Park East: 1.0 mi
- Aledo Middle School Baseball Field: 2.3 mi
- Willow Park North Playground: 2.4 mi
- Lake Park: 3.6 mi
- Overlook Park: 3.7 mi
- Bankhead Highway in Aledo: 1.8 mi
- City of Aledo: 2.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Aledo: 2.0 mi
- Aledo United Methodist Church: 2.1 mi
- Willow Park Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Life is Peachy: 9.9 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 10.1 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 10.2 mi
- RS4606: 12.7 mi
- Texas Trail Buds: 13.1 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 9.1 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 10.0 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 10.1 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- Cattle Raisers Museum: 15.4 mi
- Greenhouse and Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Cactus Garden: 15.5 mi
- Compost Outpost: 15.5 mi
- Chattanooga Hill: 2.8 mi
- Joe Bell Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Tater Nob: 7.9 mi
- Oyster Hill: 10.3 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 13.2 mi
- Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 15.5 mi
- Livestock Barns: 15.6 mi
- Japanese Tea House: 15.6 mi
- Lower Rose Garden: 15.6 mi
- Lone Point: 12.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 13.8 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Conway Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 13.8 mi
- Canoe Docks: 22.5 mi
- State park swim beach: 24.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 17.2 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 19.3 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 20.6 mi
- Advance, Texas: 23.3 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hood Family Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | NW 314° | 415 m | 22.8 mi |
| Indian Knob | NNW 336° | 387 m | 18.0 mi |
| Skeen Peak | NNW 333° | 373 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 306° | 359 m | 24.9 mi |
| Oyster Hill | WNW 285° | 351 m | 10.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNW 331° | 345 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tater Nob | WSW 236° | 344 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 342° | 343 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weatherford, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453476933
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