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Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery

Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery from directly overhead

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. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.40865, -95.08686

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • 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
Peaks: 21
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainN 1°214 m23.8 mi
Pryor MountainNNW 345°210 m22.4 mi
Gibson MountainNNW 348°199 m20.6 mi
Jones MountainNNW 344°199 m20.7 mi
Reagan MountainNNW 346°199 m22.6 mi
Carter MountainN 6°196 m22.8 mi
Round MountainNNW 344°191 m21.0 mi
Smith MountainNNW 344°184 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1719:5320:29
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:1616:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475157647278818176665548
Precip in4.54.04.24.04.64.22.83.83.94.84.74.6

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971399397

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