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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 142 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroads in Rockdale, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 18 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Milam County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117644748, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.65343, -96.99998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Bridge Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hale Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.4 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Taylor Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Eland Rough: 15.2 mi
  • Clay Hill: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 23.8 mi

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
Yegua BenchmarkSSW 208°232 m24.3 mi
Yegua KnobbsSSW 207°225 m24.9 mi
Taylor MountainE 81°196 m6.4 mi
Hart MountainENE 69°194 m7.2 mi
Wilson HillNE 51°164 m14.1 mi
Eland RoughENE 59°150 m15.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 53°150 m19.2 mi
Long MountainNE 55°140 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2719:5920:34
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343224

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