Ovilla
Ovilla is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ovilla Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 21 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117697851, matched on coordinates and name (335 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Ovilla Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Ellis County: 4.5 mi
- Parsons' Cavalry C.S.A.: 4.5 mi
- Red Oak Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- City of Cedar Hill: 5.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 3.1 mi
- Elerson Park: 3.9 mi
- Dot Thomas Park: 4.1 mi
- Zeigler Park: 4.2 mi
- Briarwood Park: 4.3 mi
- Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie: 3.7 mi
- Confederate Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Richard Ellis Statue: 10.0 mi
- Chimp Family: 15.1 mi
- Monkey: 15.1 mi
- Snake Encounters: 6.8 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 8.9 mi
- Illuvia: 14.7 mi
- Predator Encounter: 15.2 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 15.3 mi
- Wedding Garden: 11.5 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 14.0 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 15.7 mi
- Polinator Garden: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Hill Museum of History: 6.0 mi
- International Museum of Cultures: 7.3 mi
- Ellis County Museum: 10.0 mi
- Ellis County African American Hall of Fame: 10.2 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 10.5 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 7.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve: 16.0 mi
- La Reunion: 16.2 mi
- Crisp: 19.9 mi
- Sowers: 21.7 mi
- Lawson: 22.3 mi
- Telico: 24.3 mi
- Chalk Hill: 15.1 mi
- Poverty Knob: 18.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 20.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 21.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 15.3 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 22.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 6.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 11.1 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ovilla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Knob | W 266° | 216 m | 18.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | WNW 294° | 209 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chalk Hill | N 359° | 202 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 89° | 117 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waxahachie, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403601163
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