Old Wink Cemetery
Old Wink Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 852 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Winkler County Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 16 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Winkler County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117576317, matched on coordinates and name (401 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
67 named places within 25 miles
- Wink: 1.5 mi
- Winkler County Discovery Well: 1.6 mi
- Roy Orbison: 1.7 mi
- Wink Junior and High School: 1.8 mi
- Old Duval Townsite: 6.3 mi
- Winkler County Park: 1.3 mi
- Winkler County Library Park: 1.6 mi
- Vest Park: 8.0 mi
- Birtciel Park: 8.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Kermit Sand Hills: 18.3 mi
- Monahans Sandhills: 19.6 mi
- Hays Hill: 20.1 mi
- Blue Mountain: 21.3 mi
- Roy Orbison Museum: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum: 15.4 mi
- Million Barrel Museum: 21.3 mi
- Ward County Westbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Ward County Eastbound Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Pyote: 15.7 mi
- Southeast corner of New Mexico: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Wink Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,067 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kermit Sand Hills | NE 40° | 930 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hays Hill | SSW 206° | 850 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:32 | 20:05 |
| June solstice | 06:49 | 20:26 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:17 | 17:54 |
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 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wink FAA AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346201934
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