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Newman Community and Cemetery

Newman Community and Cemetery from directly overhead

Newman Community and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 578 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 775 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Adair-Steadman Site, a historic site 6.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 29 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Fisher County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117521421, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.61664, -100.21405

97 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
  • Beacon Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Chalk Peak: 15.8 mi
  • Blowout Mountain: 16.1 mi
  • Skinout Mountain: 16.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Mountain: 17.1 mi
Parks: 18
  • L.K. Jerry Baseball Park: 13.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 13.4 mi
  • Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park: 13.9 mi
  • Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 14.6 mi
  • Newman Park: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
  • Pioneer Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Area Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
  • National Wasp WWII Museum: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainSSW 205°775 m19.6 mi
Bald MountainSSE 161°757 m23.7 mi
Cottonwood MountainSSW 203°740 m17.1 mi
Ninemile HillSSW 205°730 m19.5 mi
Black PointS 172°725 m17.7 mi
Buzzard MountainSE 140°721 m23.1 mi
Beacon HillSSW 201°710 m11.9 mi
Riney PeakSSE 151°704 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:53
June solstice06:3420:1620:52
September equinox07:3019:0719:39
December solstice07:4017:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444755637279828174655345
Precip in1.11.51.81.93.43.22.02.93.22.61.51.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Merkel 12 SW, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403609286

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