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Morton Memorial Cemetery

Morton Memorial Cemetery from directly overhead

Morton Memorial Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,146 m. Buffalo Soldier Hill stands 1,218 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Cochran County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117446976, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.74374, -102.75925

39 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 21
Parks: 9
  • Cochran County Park: 1.6 mi
  • Levelland City Park: 23.4 mi
  • Clark Monument Number 4: 24.1 mi
  • 4th Street Park: 24.1 mi
  • Northside City Park: 24.2 mi
Peaks: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Casas Amarillas: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo Soldier HillW 277°1,218 m17.9 mi
Ramsey HillESE 117°1,151 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3020:03
June solstice06:4220:2921:06
September equinox07:4019:1619:49
December solstice07:5317:0917:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596877797870604941
Precip in0.60.61.10.91.92.32.42.52.31.50.90.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402933104

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