Old Palestine Cemetery
Old Palestine Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis P. Bean, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117492157, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- Ellis P. Bean: 0.0 mi
- Helena Kimble Dill Nelson: 0.8 mi
- Candace Midkiff Bean: 1.1 mi
- Selman-Roark Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- In the Present County of Cherokee: 2.7 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 4.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Carter Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Henry White Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 11.2 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 12.0 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 12.0 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park: 12.2 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 15.4 mi
- Morrill: 5.5 mi
- Chronister: 8.8 mi
- Wildhurst: 9.5 mi
- Weeping Mary: 9.7 mi
- New Birmingham: 10.1 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 12.3 mi
- Nacogdoches Railroad Depot: 21.1 mi
- Old University Building: 21.5 mi
- The Stone Fort Museum: 21.5 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 14.3 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 17.8 mi
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Palestine Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | NE 37° | 221 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | NNW 327° | 214 m | 7.7 mi |
| Flower Mountain | ENE 60° | 211 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | WNW 292° | 210 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NW 305° | 207 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Hope | WNW 299° | 206 m | 17.3 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NW 313° | 200 m | 22.9 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | WNW 288° | 199 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928637
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