Old Salem Cemetery
Old Salem Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Island, a ghost town 4.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Waller County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117687311, matched on coordinates and name (182 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 15.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
149 named places within 25 miles
- Madison Matt Kilpatrick: 4.7 mi
- Union Army P.O.W. Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- Primus Kelly: 4.8 mi
- Former Waller County Post Offices: 5.0 mi
- Hempstead, C.S.A.: 5.0 mi
- Waller County Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
- Holland and Gaines Memorial Student Park: 7.9 mi
- Student Park: 8.0 mi
- Camp Allen: 8.9 mi
- Logan Sechelski Fields: 14.0 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 6.2 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 11.6 mi
- The Brachiator: 16.0 mi
- The King's Swings: 16.0 mi
- Pony Rides: 16.1 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 11.3 mi
- Henrys Hideout Historical Pub: 17.1 mi
- Lone Star Pinball Museum: 17.7 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Rock Island: 4.6 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 11.3 mi
- Dinkins: 18.1 mi
- Independence: 18.5 mi
- Dallam: 18.9 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 8.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 16.2 mi
- Mustang Statue: 19.6 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 18.5 mi
- Bamboo Texas Bamboo Growers: 19.4 mi
- Bamboo Texas Display Garden: 19.5 mi
- Hockley Mound: 17.5 mi
- Wolf Hill: 24.7 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Salem Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mound | SE 136° | 74 m | 17.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SE 140° | 52 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington SP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453801378
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