Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery
Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Jefferson Payne Home, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
113 named places within 25 miles
- Ratcliff CCC Camp: 3.3 mi
- Ratcliff: 3.3 mi
- Antioch Premitive Baptist Church Historical Marker: 3.5 mi
- Antioch Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Four C Mill: 3.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 1.1 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 13.0 mi
- SH 7 Angelina River Public Access (TXDOT): 16.4 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 19.4 mi
- Alabama Creek WMA: 19.9 mi
- Sugar Mounds: 5.1 mi
- Liberty Hill: 16.0 mi
- Fowler Hill: 16.7 mi
- Big Hill: 18.0 mi
- Collins Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Wildhurst: 8.9 mi
- Chronister: 9.5 mi
- Morrill: 12.9 mi
- Weeping Mary: 13.7 mi
- Durant: 14.9 mi
- Museum of East Texas: 21.8 mi
- Naranjo Museum of Natural History: 22.5 mi
- Texas Forestry Museum: 22.9 mi
- Houston County Museum and Visitors Center: 23.1 mi
- The History Center: 23.8 mi
- Hog Head Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Angelina College Roadrunner: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | N 1° | 214 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | NNW 345° | 210 m | 22.4 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | NNW 348° | 199 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNW 344° | 199 m | 20.7 mi |
| Reagan Mountain | NNW 346° | 199 m | 22.6 mi |
| Carter Mountain | N 6° | 196 m | 22.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 344° | 191 m | 21.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNW 344° | 184 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lufkin 11 NW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971399397
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