Old Bethel Cemetery
Old Bethel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Phalba, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117495730, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
113 named places within 25 miles
- Phalba: 3.3 mi
- Mono School: 6.2 mi
- Elm Grove Cemetery: 6.6 mi
- Van Zandt County Poor Farm: 7.8 mi
- Dipping Vat: 8.3 mi
- Purtis Creek State Park: 6.9 mi
- Old City Lake: 7.8 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.1 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 8.7 mi
- Moseley Park: 10.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock Top: 5.2 mi
- Melton Rock: 7.3 mi
- Red Hill: 9.0 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 11.5 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 16.6 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 18.1 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 24.3 mi
- Centreville: 12.3 mi
- Mars: 13.1 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 13.1 mi
- Clower: 15.3 mi
- Corinth: 15.8 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 6.1 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 18.2 mi
- Martin Bluff: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Bethel Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | ESE 122° | 212 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | S 182° | 207 m | 4.5 mi |
| Melton Rock | S 181° | 196 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Rock Top | S 183° | 187 m | 5.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 30° | 171 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Grove Hill | SSE 159° | 151 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
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 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wills PT, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439449
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