Mt. Zion Cemetery
Mt. Zion Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 19.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
112 named places within 25 miles
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church: 0.0 mi
- St. Paul-Rehburg School: 2.1 mi
- St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church: 2.3 mi
- Burton High School: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Creek Park: 5.9 mi
- McCain Creek Park: 6.4 mi
- Yegua Creek Park: 6.7 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 7.2 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit: 7.2 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 11.3 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 15.5 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 15.5 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Hellers Hill: 17.9 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 18.1 mi
- Independence: 15.6 mi
- Pisek: 20.5 mi
- Rock Island: 24.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 5.3 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 22.5 mi
- Pickard High School: 11.7 mi
- The Dime Box: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mt. Zion Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | SW 225° | 168 m | 17.9 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | SW 236° | 139 m | 6.5 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | N 356° | 129 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NNW 331° | 128 m | 18.1 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | WNW 291° | 121 m | 24.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNE 27° | 86 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454130599
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