Oakwood Cemetery
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Oakwood Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is John Peter Smith, Oakwood Cemetery Founder, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Oakwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. Deeded to the city in 1879, it is the burial place of prominent local citizens, pioneers, politicians, and performers. Located at 701 Grand Avenue, Oakwood is a 62-acre cemetery on the north side of the Trinity River, just across the river from downtown Fort Worth. The cemetery is actually composed of three historically distinct cemeteries divided along racial and religious lines: New City Cemetery, the oldest section historically limited to white burials; Trinity Cemetery, designated for African-American burials; and Calvary Cemetery, a section specifically for Catholic burials. The cemetery was designated a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1966. One grave site within the cemetery is also designated separately as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1983.
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Wikidata Q49001445, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- John Peter Smith, Oakwood Cemetery Founder: 0.0 mi
- Khleber Miller Van Zandt: 0.1 mi
- General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Governor Charles A. Culberson: 0.1 mi
- Euday Louis Bowman: 0.1 mi
- Trails at University: 0.3 mi
- Arneson Park: 0.4 mi
- Marine Park: 0.7 mi
- LaGrave Field: 0.7 mi
- Circle Park: 0.8 mi
- Keep Floating On: 0.4 mi
- The Cardinal: 0.5 mi
- Selah: 0.6 mi
- Art Exhibit: 1.1 mi
- Recess: 1.2 mi
- Stockyards: 1.3 mi
- Pearls Dance Hall: 1.3 mi
- Cowtown Coliseum Rodeo: 1.3 mi
- Livestock Exchange Building: 1.3 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 1.3 mi
- National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame: 0.9 mi
- Leonard's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Christian Arts Museum: 1.4 mi
- Fort Worth Stockyards Museum: 1.4 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 2.1 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 2.2 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 2.2 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 2.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.1 mi
- Murray Hill: 12.1 mi
- Mount Donwell: 14.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 15.0 mi
- Turkey Peak: 15.9 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 13.6 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 14.8 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 19.5 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.1 mi
- Lone Point: 8.1 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 10.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 10.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 17.9 mi
- Sowers: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakwood Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | WSW 250° | 344 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 298° | 343 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | WSW 254° | 330 m | 19.6 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 262° | 324 m | 22.8 mi |
| Caddo Peak | S 190° | 303 m | 20.2 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 192° | 303 m | 22.2 mi |
| Burton Knob | WNW 304° | 278 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 180° | 275 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971399363
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