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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. 37 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

37 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 HillNW211 m23.1 mi
Piedritos HillNNW207 m23.4 mi
Cedro HillWNW199 m24.5 mi
Jensen TrapSE35 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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