McCurley Cemetery
McCurley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Pilot Knob stands 253 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Hall Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Denton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117614687, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- start_date
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Civitas: 1.5 mi
- Leo the Lion: 6.6 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 6.8 mi
- The Tribute Rock Snake: 6.9 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 7.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rich Lubke Community Organic Garden: 2.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 2.9 mi
- Huang Garden: 6.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 9.3 mi
- Old Hall Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- The Peters Colony: 1.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Bethel Community: 1.9 mi
- Milliken House: 2.0 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 6.7 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 6.8 mi
- Crayola Experience: 11.4 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 13.4 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 13.5 mi
- Orchard Valley Park: 0.3 mi
- Lewisville Greenbelt Park: 0.9 mi
- Meadowlake Park: 1.0 mi
- Leonard L. Woods Park: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Creek Park: 1.2 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 9.5 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 9.6 mi
- AW Perry Homestead: 10.5 mi
- A W Perry Homestead Museum: 10.5 mi
- African American Museum: 12.1 mi
- Flower Mound: 4.1 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 10.3 mi
- Crawford Hill: 11.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 11.6 mi
- Town Common: 11.8 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 3.1 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 16.9 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 20.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.5 mi
- The Corral: 18.7 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 19.2 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 24.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 10.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 14.7 mi
- Sowers: 16.4 mi
- La Reunion: 23.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 8.0 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 23.9 mi
- Shayhan Point: 6.4 mi
- McKamy Spring: 18.9 mi
- Muddy Creek: 22.3 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCurley Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 301° | 253 m | 11.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 325° | 244 m | 17.5 mi |
| Long Point | WNW 295° | 234 m | 11.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WNW 294° | 231 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SW 221° | 218 m | 13.3 mi |
| Town Common | WSW 244° | 217 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 311° | 207 m | 12.1 mi |
| Flower Mound | SW 214° | 202 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12389325966
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