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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.

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

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 HillNW 311°101 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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