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Peoria Cemetery

Peoria Cemetery from directly overhead

Peoria Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Pilot Knob stands 301 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivy-Atchison Pioneer Home, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Hill County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117497902, matched on coordinates and name (168 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.97645, -97.22623

124 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Carter Davis Park: 5.4 mi
  • Sesquicentennial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Hillsboro City Park: 6.6 mi
  • Leadership Park: 6.9 mi
  • Wallace Park: 7.3 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 4
  • Brushy Knob: 15.3 mi
  • Powelldale Mountains: 16.4 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 19.9 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobW301 m22.1 mi
Brushy KnobNNW232 m15.3 mi
Bee MountainNW232 m19.9 mi
Powelldale MountainsWNW218 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2420:0320:39
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2616:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475057657381848578685648
Precip in2.72.83.63.74.53.61.72.23.15.02.73.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971422909

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