Morton Memorial Cemetery
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
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
39 named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877: 0.0 mi
- Rose Theater: 1.2 mi
- Honesto Ballroom: 1.2 mi
- Higginbotham-Bartlett (Defunct): 1.2 mi
- Cochran County: 1.2 mi
- 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
- Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
- Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area: 20.2 mi
- Sandhills Prairie Conservation Area: 22.8 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 0.9 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Hill: 17.9 mi
- Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Whiteface Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Casas Amarillas: 16.4 mi
- Virginia City: 19.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Soldier Hill | W 277° | 1,218 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ramsey Hill | ESE 117° | 1,151 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:30 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:42 | 20:29 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:09 | 17:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402933104
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