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Old City Cemetery

Old City Cemetery from directly overhead

Old City Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is First Methodist Church of Alvin, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 16 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.41280, -95.24096

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • National Oak Park: 0.7 mi
  • Morgan Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lions Park: 1.1 mi
  • Newman Park: 1.7 mi
  • Pearson Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 48
Museums: 31
Attractions: 20
  • Space Center Theater: 12.9 mi
  • International Space Station: 12.9 mi
  • Astronaut Gallery: 12.9 mi
  • Mission Mars: 12.9 mi
  • Kids Space Place: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Jamaica Beach: 21.9 mi
  • West Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Jamaica Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Galveston Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Pirates' Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Peaks: 4
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 16.4 mi
  • Hoskins Mound: 18.9 mi
  • Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 22.4 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoskins MoundS 178°9 m18.9 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaNNE 33°3 m24.8 mi
Rattlesnake MoundSSE 151°2 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2319:5020:24
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1216:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697681838380716255
Precip in4.93.03.14.24.66.04.25.65.45.34.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alvin, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395085665

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