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Old Palestine Cemetery

Old Palestine Cemetery from directly overhead

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. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.66011, -95.01166

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • 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
Parks: 24
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 7.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNE 37°221 m15.3 mi
Bradford MountainNNW 327°214 m7.7 mi
Flower MountainENE 60°211 m13.8 mi
Pryor MountainWNW 292°210 m11.2 mi
Ghent MountainNW 305°207 m21.8 mi
Mount HopeWNW 299°206 m17.3 mi
Casey MountainNW 313°200 m22.9 mi
Gibson MountainWNW 288°199 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1619:5320:29
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:1716:4417:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402928637

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