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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: 11
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
Picnic sites: 5
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 1.3 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 1.3 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 1.3 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 1.3 mi
  • 1st Methodist Park: 1.5 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
Rest areas: 2
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 1.5 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 MountainWNW 292°150 m24.3 mi
Red HillNNW 336°143 m15.2 mi
Long MountainWNW 292°140 m23.6 mi
Mount AggieS 174°96.3 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 5080 °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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