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La Mota de Olmos Cemetery

La Mota de Olmos Cemetery from directly overhead

La Mota de Olmos Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Sarnosa Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Merchants Exchange Bank, a historic site 4.0 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 16 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Duval County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117506832, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.58530, -98.34904

38 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Padre Pedro Plaza: 13.9 mi
  • Mary Garcia Park: 19.9 mi
  • Plaza del Fuente: 20.2 mi
  • Veterans Plaza Park: 20.3 mi
  • Seeligson Park: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Sarnosa Hill: 23.1 mi
  • Piedritos Hill: 23.4 mi
  • Jensen Trap: 24.2 mi
  • Cedro Hill: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Mota de Olmos Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarnosa HillNW 304°211 m23.1 mi
Piedritos HillNNW 327°207 m23.4 mi
Cedro HillWNW 299°199 m24.5 mi
Jensen TrapSE 127°35 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3919:5820:33
September equinox07:2319:0019:31
December solstice07:2017:0917:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066738084858681736457

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benavides #2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6209295801

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