Old Mounds Cemetery
Old Mounds Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 456 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mound, a peak 2.2 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
65 named places within 25 miles
- Little Mound: 2.2 mi
- Third Mound: 2.5 mi
- Medicine Mounds: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Mound: 3.1 mi
- Big Mound: 3.5 mi
- Copper Breaks State Park: 8.9 mi
- Quanah City Park: 12.5 mi
- Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 17.0 mi
- Allingham Park: 17.2 mi
- Christine Lyday Park: 17.6 mi
- Hardeman County Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Foard County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Fire Hall Museum: 13.7 mi
- Red River Valley Museum: 15.8 mi
- Medicine Mound: 2.4 mi
- Acme: 17.2 mi
- Hoot and Holler Crossing: 24.6 mi
- Permian Sea Tide Ripples: 9.0 mi
- Historic Windmill: 9.5 mi
- Dark Sky Viewing Area: 9.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Mounds Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound | NNW 329° | 522 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hepsidam Hill | WNW 292° | 510 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cedar Mound | NNW 329° | 506 m | 3.1 mi |
| Dixie Mound | SW 223° | 498 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 239° | 494 m | 14.2 mi |
| Third Mound | NNW 330° | 489 m | 2.5 mi |
| Flat Top | NNW 327° | 488 m | 9.1 mi |
| Little Mound | NNW 330° | 476 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403610155
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