Old Fort Cemetery
Old Fort Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 906 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Pecos County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117524848, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
55 named places within 25 miles
- Oil and Gas Industry in Pecos County: 0.2 mi
- Fort Stockton Officers' Quarters: 0.2 mi
- Historic Fort Stockton: 0.3 mi
- Fort Stockton Guard House: 0.3 mi
- First National Bank Building: 0.4 mi
- Twomile Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fivemile Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 5.3 mi
- Flat Top: 5.9 mi
- Sevenmile Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Instinct Park: 0.4 mi
- James Rooney Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Lannom Park: 0.6 mi
- Zero Stone Park: 0.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 0.8 mi
- Comanche Springs: 0.7 mi
- Monument Springs: 19.5 mi
- Bonebrake Spring: 19.5 mi
- Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.1 mi
- Giant Road Runner: 0.1 mi
- Annie Riggs Museum: 0.6 mi
- Baldridge, Texas: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Fort Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madera | S 186° | 1,370 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SW 222° | 1,154 m | 18.6 mi |
| Twelvemile Mesa | SW 219° | 1,139 m | 10.9 mi |
| Triple Butte | WSW 237° | 1,107 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fivemile Mesa | ESE 120° | 1,024 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | SSW 211° | 972 m | 5.3 mi |
| Twomile Hill | W 265° | 961 m | 3.2 mi |
| Big Mesa | E 86° | 960 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:32 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:50 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:18 | 17:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453434575
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