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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. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • 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 KnobW 262°301 m22.1 mi
Brushy KnobNNW 337°232 m15.3 mi
Bee MountainNW 305°232 m19.9 mi
Powelldale MountainsWNW 282°218 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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