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Mineola Black Cemetery

Mineola Black Cemetery from directly overhead

Mineola Black Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Train station in Mineola, Texas.

Dates from 1996-04-28.

Wikidata Q6864201, matched on coordinates and name (841 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Wood County Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.65561, -95.49390

145 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Iron Horse Square: 0.5 mi
  • 1888 Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Peterson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Meredith Memorial Field: 0.8 mi
  • Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 1.5 mi
Museums: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Greer Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 10.3 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 21.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillNE194 m23.5 mi
Todd MountainSE185 m15.8 mi
Red HillWSW171 m21.9 mi
Pinnacle MountainE170 m24.3 mi
Mount SinaiS166 m10.3 mi
Peter Hayes HillE137 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:1519:5720:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:2116:4317:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637179828275655547
Precip in3.74.04.13.84.73.52.72.73.75.03.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5330499638

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