Marvin Chapel Cemetery
Marvin Chapel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pure Oil Company Camp, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117581011, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 12.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Van City Park: 1.8 mi
- Van Memorial Stadium: 3.0 mi
- Goonie Squad HQ: 4.2 mi
- Old City Lake: 11.5 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 12.4 mi
- Pure Oil Company Camp: 1.7 mi
- Van United Methodist Church: 1.8 mi
- Van: 1.8 mi
- C.S. Nicks: 1.9 mi
- Battle of the Neches: 2.0 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 14.7 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum: 17.9 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 19.2 mi
- Mount Sinai: 10.4 mi
- Red Hill: 11.9 mi
- Greer Hill: 15.1 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 15.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.2 mi
- Clower: 3.7 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 4.7 mi
- Corinth: 7.1 mi
- Mars: 10.6 mi
- Utica: 22.5 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 13.6 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 20.6 mi
- Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge: 23.5 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 22.2 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 12.4 mi
- Martin Bluff: 20.8 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marvin Chapel Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | S 178° | 234 m | 24.2 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | S 173° | 212 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 242° | 207 m | 18.2 mi |
| Melton Rock | SW 235° | 196 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | S 174° | 192 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Rock Top | WSW 240° | 187 m | 18.7 mi |
| Todd Mountain | E 90° | 185 m | 21.0 mi |
| Red Hill | WNW 288° | 171 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439457
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