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Lexington Memorial Cemetery

Lexington Memorial Cemetery from directly overhead

Lexington Memorial Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lexington Schools, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Lee County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117627562, matched on coordinates and name (44 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.42132, -97.00047

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 29
  • Lexington Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Heritage Square: 0.7 mi
  • Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 15.7 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 15.8 mi
  • Somerville Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Buzzard Knobs: 6.2 mi
  • Clay Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 12.6 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 13.0 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkWSW 245°232 m12.6 mi
Yegua KnobbsWSW 242°225 m13.0 mi
Lotman HillSW 219°201 m24.3 mi
Taylor MountainNNE 20°196 m18.2 mi
Hart MountainNNE 20°194 m19.8 mi
Clay HillW 269°138 m8.5 mi
Mockingbird HillE 85°128 m16.5 mi
Buzzard KnobsSSE 153°121 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2719:5920:34
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5617:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677582848579705952
Precip in3.12.22.92.64.73.22.12.63.14.63.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438060735

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