Morrison Chapel/La Rue Cemetery
Morrison Chapel/La Rue Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the northeast, 2.6 miles off. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 20.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
138 named places within 25 miles
- The Rev. Thomas Hunt Hall, M.D.: 2.9 mi
- New York Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Davis Reynolds: 3.0 mi
- Poynor Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Poynor: 5.4 mi
- Poynor City Park: 5.6 mi
- Henderson County Regional Fair Park: 10.7 mi
- Coleman Park: 10.9 mi
- Cain Park: 11.2 mi
- Central Park: 11.9 mi
- Tater Hill Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rock Hill: 4.7 mi
- Pine Grove Hill: 6.8 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 8.4 mi
- Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Gus Engeling WRDA: 20.7 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 23.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 24.1 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 10.9 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 12.3 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 13.0 mi
- McDonald Museum: 19.9 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 20.4 mi
- Corinth: 12.8 mi
- Mars: 16.6 mi
- Etna: 19.5 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 22.3 mi
- Lindsey Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Allen Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Cox Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 23.4 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morrison Chapel/La Rue Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | NE 42° | 234 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 187° | 231 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rock Hill | SSE 151° | 214 m | 4.7 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | NNE 15° | 212 m | 11.0 mi |
| Gray Mountain | SE 125° | 209 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 319° | 207 m | 23.1 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 91° | 201 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | SE 136° | 197 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971412066
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