Palacios Cemetery
Palacios Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Old Red Bluff stands 5 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is West Side Elementary School, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Matagorda County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117446544, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- West Side Elementary School: 0.4 mi
- Palacios Colored School: 0.4 mi
- W.C. Williams Building: 0.8 mi
- Cates-Price House: 0.8 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Palacios: 0.8 mi
- City Park: 0.7 mi
- Palacious Bay Beach: 0.9 mi
- Lady O'Dowd Park: 9.4 mi
- Boca Chica Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Blessing Recreation Field South: 11.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.0 mi
- Herb garden: 23.1 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 23.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.1 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 23.1 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 23.1 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 23.1 mi
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - Myrtle Foster Whitmire Management Unit: 23.1 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 17.8 mi
- King Fisher Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 23.8 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Museum Annex: 24.5 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 24.5 mi
- Pepper Hill: 3.7 mi
- Old Red Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palacios Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Red Bluff | WNW 295° | 5 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pepper Hill | ENE 58° | 3 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:58 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palacios Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452329733
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