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Ovilla

Ovilla from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.52630, -96.88623

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
Gardens: 45
Museums: 36
  • 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
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Chalk Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 18.7 mi
  • Murray Hill: 20.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 8.2 mi
  • Red Bluff: 14.6 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobW 266°216 m18.7 mi
Murray HillWNW 294°209 m20.3 mi
Chalk HillN 359°202 m15.1 mi
Sand HillE 89°117 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2616:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647381848578675547
Precip in2.62.74.03.54.34.22.52.93.34.72.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waxahachie, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403601163

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