Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns (at Mount Gilead Cemetery)
Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns (at Mount Gilead Cemetery) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Pat Dick Hill stands 291 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilead Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117647090, matched on coordinates and name (62 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Gilead Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Mount Gilead Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Keller Methodist Church: 0.7 mi
- Bourland Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Keller: 1.9 mi
- Overton Ridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Northeast Park: 1.2 mi
- Johnson Road Park: 1.2 mi
- The Parks at Town Center: 1.2 mi
- Keller Town Center Field: 1.4 mi
- Say What You See!: 1.6 mi
- Say What You See!: 1.6 mi
- ==: 1.6 mi
- Say What You See!: 1.6 mi
- The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: 5.8 mi
- Moxley Manor: 7.6 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 10.4 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 10.5 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 13.1 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 13.2 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 3.4 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 7.9 mi
- Imagisphere Childrens Museum: 8.2 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 8.3 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.6 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 6.6 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 6.8 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 7.2 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 8.0 mi
- Town Common: 2.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 3.4 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 3.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.6 mi
- Flower Mound: 10.0 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 5.3 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 12.8 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 14.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 15.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 5.9 mi
- Sowers: 15.8 mi
- Camey Spur: 23.1 mi
- La Reunion: 24.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 15.5 mi
- Lone Point: 16.9 mi
- Shayhan Point: 18.6 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 19.7 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 16.5 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 21.4 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 24.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns (at Mount Gilead Cemetery). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dick Hill | NW 307° | 291 m | 24.0 mi |
| Burton Knob | W 264° | 278 m | 22.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | W 267° | 264 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 5° | 253 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 3° | 244 m | 22.3 mi |
| Long Point | N 2° | 234 m | 13.0 mi |
| Crawford Hill | N 5° | 231 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SE 130° | 218 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Alliance AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423642093
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