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Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

Pilgrims Rest Cemetery from directly overhead

Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Red Hill stands 94 m to the south-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellville City Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.94920, -96.22903

107 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
Attractions: 7
  • 1824 Well: 12.6 mi
  • Museum: 12.7 mi
  • San Felipe de Austin: 13.8 mi
  • YBR: 14.9 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Red Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Hockley Mound: 20.6 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Alley Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 24.5 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillSSW94 m9.8 mi
Hockley MoundE74 m20.6 mi
Wilson HillSW71 m22.5 mi
Middle Brook HillSSW62 m24.7 mi
Alley HillSW59 m23.5 mi
Wolf HillE52 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:37
June solstice06:2519:5520:30
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:1716:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687681848479716153
Precip in3.32.73.43.55.24.22.43.63.94.33.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellville 6nne, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12389418503

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