Merriman Cemetery
Merriman Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 438 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Merriman Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Eastland County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117649045, matched on coordinates and name (63 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 10.0 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Eastland City Park: 8.1 mi
- Six Flags Park: 8.2 mi
- New York Hill Park: 17.4 mi
- Cisco City Park: 17.6 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 7.2 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 7.3 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 16.7 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 17.4 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 6.9 mi
- Mangum: 11.9 mi
- La Casa: 12.2 mi
- Desdemona: 13.7 mi
- Thurber: 17.4 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Ol' Rip: 7.2 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 17.4 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 22.5 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merriman Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | ESE 123° | 507 m | 14.1 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | WNW 302° | 503 m | 11.5 mi |
| Blue Hills | ESE 109° | 501 m | 17.9 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 101° | 499 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 284° | 494 m | 17.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ESE 111° | 482 m | 11.6 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNW 343° | 482 m | 14.4 mi |
| Double mountain | NW 310° | 476 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403576588
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