Oakland Community Cemetery
Oakland Community Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Starr Cemetery and School, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117612734, matched on coordinates and name (118 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 16.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
118 named places within 25 miles
- Starr Cemetery and School: 2.4 mi
- Corinth Baptist Church and School: 2.6 mi
- Corinth Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Wentworth Community: 2.7 mi
- Van Zandt County: 5.4 mi
- Old City Lake: 5.8 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 6.2 mi
- Van City Park: 6.6 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 6.8 mi
- Van Memorial Stadium: 7.3 mi
- Red Hill: 5.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 16.6 mi
- Mount Sinai: 17.0 mi
- Big Rock Top: 17.2 mi
- Melton Rock: 18.9 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 11.7 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 17.1 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 23.6 mi
- Corinth: 2.6 mi
- Clower: 4.2 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 9.0 mi
- Mars: 14.6 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 17.6 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 24.3 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 7.3 mi
- Martin Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakland Community Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | SSE 158° | 212 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | SW 217° | 207 m | 16.6 mi |
| Melton Rock | SSW 212° | 196 m | 18.9 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SW 216° | 187 m | 17.2 mi |
| Red Hill | W 259° | 171 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Sinai | ESE 104° | 166 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454131522
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