Old Alton Cemetery
Old Alton Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Alton Bridge, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Denton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117603344, matched on coordinates and name (64 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
- Cross Timbers Park South: 1.1 mi
- Mulholland Park: 1.1 mi
- Kensington Park: 1.1 mi
- Cross Timbers Montecito Pond: 1.3 mi
- Inspirational Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Leo the Lion: 3.0 mi
- Harmony: 3.5 mi
- UNT Logo: 5.5 mi
- Spriki: 5.6 mi
- Old Alton Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Annie Webb Blanton: 1.8 mi
- 1848 Denton County Seat: 1.8 mi
- Corinth Shiloh Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Chinn's Chapel Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 5.5 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 5.7 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 6.1 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- African American Museum: 5.6 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 5.7 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 6.5 mi
- Explorium: 9.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.6 mi
- Crawford Hill: 5.7 mi
- Long Point: 6.1 mi
- Flower Mound: 8.6 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 7.1 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 7.9 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 12.1 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 12.2 mi
- Crayola Experience: 17.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- The Corral: 22.2 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 22.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 24.1 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 9.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Elizabethtown: 12.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 14.8 mi
- Sowers: 22.2 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 9.2 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 19.3 mi
- Shayhan Point: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Alton Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | N 4° | 255 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 282° | 253 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNW 330° | 244 m | 10.9 mi |
| Long Point | W 271° | 234 m | 6.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | W 266° | 231 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSW 195° | 218 m | 15.6 mi |
| Town Common | SSW 211° | 217 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 303° | 207 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9887623697
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