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Mount Calvary Cemetery

Mount Calvary Cemetery from directly overhead

Mount Calvary Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 150 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Bryan City Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 4.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Brazos County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117659731, matched on coordinates and name (366 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.69161, -96.36064

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sadie Thomas Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Federal Park: 0.7 mi
  • Scurry Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sue Haskell Park: 1.3 mi
  • Bonham Park: 1.3 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Museums: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Square One Art Gallery: 1.4 mi
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 1.5 mi
  • Our Lady of Victory: 4.9 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 5.1 mi
  • Danger 79er: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Aggie: 6.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Long Mountain: 23.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • 1st Methodist Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 1.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW150 m24.3 mi
Red HillNNW143 m15.2 mi
Long MountainWNW140 m23.6 mi
Mount AggieS96 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2419:5720:32
September equinox07:1418:5219:24
December solstice07:2016:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697683858681716053
Precip in3.42.93.42.94.64.02.03.13.54.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395278311

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