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Lawrence Chapel Cemetery

Lawrence Chapel Cemetery from directly overhead

Lawrence Chapel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Shiloh Baptist Church, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 9.4 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Williamson County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117695741, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.48731, -97.23746

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thrall City Park: 8.0 mi
  • City Lakes Park: 8.4 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 9.4 mi
  • Fannie Robinson Park: 11.1 mi
  • Dolan Avenue Park: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 11
Peaks: 9
  • Clay Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 10.3 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 11.0 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Buzzard Knobs: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkSSE232 m10.3 mi
Queen HillNW227 m22.5 mi
Yegua KnobbsSSE225 m11.0 mi
Jaecks HillW214 m18.6 mi
Bald KnobWSW205 m23.6 mi
Lotman HillS201 m23.5 mi
Taylor MountainENE196 m24.0 mi
Clay HillSE138 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2820:0020:35
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2316:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148815

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