Historic site · Texas

Port O'Connor Cemetery

Port O'Connor Cemetery from directly overhead

Port O'Connor Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. The nearest named place is Bayou Bend Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 17 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

Cemetery in Calhoun County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117592348, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 2012
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.43428, -96.44495

17.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail

Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites59

Parks18

Bayou Bend Park: 2.6 mi
Navigation Park: 2.6 mi
Bayou View Park: 2.9 mi
Central Park: 3.1 mi
Matagorda Island State Park: 11.6 mi

Beaches2

King Fisher Beach: 2.8 mi
Lighthouse Beach: 17.4 mi

Ghost towns2

Indianola: 6.0 mi
Linnville: 19.0 mi

Nature reserves2

Artworks1

Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle: 7.5 mi

Museums1

Calhoun County Museum: 16.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:06	19:38
June solstice	06:30	19:52	20:27
September equinox	07:15	18:53	19:24
December solstice	07:15	16:59	17:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	56	59	65	71	77	82	84	85	82	76	65	59

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port O'connor, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/6259154834

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