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Old Winnsboro Cemetery

Old Winnsboro Cemetery from directly overhead

Old Winnsboro Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Winnsboro, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

City in Wood and Franklin counties in Texas, United States.

Dates from 1855.

Wikidata Q539501, matched on coordinates and name (391 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.96091, -95.29104

122 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Mary King Park: 9.4 mi
  • Over Look Park: 10.2 mi
  • Walleye Park: 10.9 mi
  • Cypress Creek Park: 11.7 mi
  • Governer Jim Hogg City Park: 15.1 mi
Museums: 13
Peaks: 6
  • Stivers Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 17.9 mi
  • Peter Hayes Hill: 23.9 mi
  • Howell Mountain: 24.5 mi
  • Greer Hill: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Winnsboro Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainSE204 m24.9 mi
Stivers HillSE194 m4.9 mi
Howell MountainESE185 m24.5 mi
Peter Hayes HillSSE137 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1419:5720:34
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:2116:4117:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280838377665648
Precip in3.43.44.23.95.03.92.72.73.34.73.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake FK Rsvr, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454139488

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