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Lanes Chapel and Cemetery

Lanes Chapel and Cemetery from directly overhead

Lanes Chapel and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Lone Mountain stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Norway Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Bosque County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117502843, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.66672, -97.59213

146 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Norway Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Norman Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Norse Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Big Bee Mountain: 9.8 mi
Parks: 35
  • Robert Wilson Baseball Park: 6.9 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 7.1 mi
  • Boy Scout Park: 7.5 mi
  • Cockrell-Thiele Park: 7.7 mi
  • Dahl Park: 8.0 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Historic Bell: 24.6 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 24.6 mi
  • Serenity Point: 24.7 mi
  • Bird Blind: 24.9 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainWNW396 m23.3 mi
Cutoff MountainWNW391 m21.4 mi
Stroud MountainWNW373 m18.6 mi
Paul MountainWNW373 m19.1 mi
Jackson HillNW372 m20.1 mi
Spencer MountainNW366 m19.8 mi
Jenson MountainWNW355 m14.0 mi
Flat Top MountainNW354 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2620:0420:39
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:2716:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657380848478675648
Precip in2.52.43.53.64.63.91.72.03.84.42.62.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395124069

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