Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fayette County, C.S.A, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery at La Grange, Fayette County, Texas, USA
Dates from 1840.
Wikidata Q111081315, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fayette County, C.S.A: 0.0 mi
- James Seaton Lester: 0.0 mi
- Fayette County: 0.1 mi
- Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867: 0.1 mi
- St. James Episcopal Church: 0.3 mi
- Lester Park: 0.2 mi
- Kruschel Park: 0.9 mi
- White Rock Park: 0.9 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.4 mi
- Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 1.6 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 0.8 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 11.5 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 11.9 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 11.9 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 9.0 mi
- Osage: 14.9 mi
- Flower Hill: 16.2 mi
- Stella: 16.3 mi
- Pisek: 17.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 2.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hellers Hill: 9.6 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 12.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 14.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.6 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.6 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | SW 222° | 181 m | 22.4 mi |
| Royston Hill | WNW 284° | 174 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hellers Hill | NNE 30° | 168 m | 9.6 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NE 35° | 139 m | 21.1 mi |
| Monument Hill | SSW 210° | 138 m | 2.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ESE 106° | 137 m | 14.2 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | ESE 111° | 125 m | 12.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 328° | 101 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403586757
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