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Lake Chapel Cemetery

Lake Chapel Cemetery from directly overhead

Lake Chapel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Tehuacana Hills stands 195 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Prairie Baptist Church, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 22 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Freestone County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117601206, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.79640, -96.14070

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Fairfield Lake State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Fairfield Arena: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Zion Park: 7.9 mi
  • Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
  • Gregory Field: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Pilot Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Folsom Hills: 13.3 mi
  • Burleson Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tehuacana HillsW195 m24.5 mi
Bald HillW186 m23.8 mi
Burleson HillS182 m13.7 mi
Morgan HillSW174 m21.4 mi
Pilot KnobESE172 m6.5 mi
Folsom HillsSSE168 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2019:5820:34
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:2116:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657379838477675649
Precip in3.63.53.83.34.74.51.82.93.24.23.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield 3W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971419028

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