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Pettus Cemetery

Pettus Cemetery from directly overhead

Pettus Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Lookout Hill stands 101 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabeza Creek Crossing on the La Bahia-Bexar Road, a historic site 7.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Goliad County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117514023, matched on coordinates and name (96 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.72447, -97.58324

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Mission Rosario State Historic Site: 10.3 mi
  • Goliad County Fairgound: 12.9 mi
  • Ball Park: 17.3 mi
  • Escondido Creek Parkway: 18.0 mi
  • Joe Gulley Park: 18.1 mi
Museums: 10
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Lookout Hill: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout HillNW101 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3419:5820:32
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:2017:0317:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717782848581736356
Precip in2.71.72.72.74.53.92.93.44.73.42.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goliad, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6223942171

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