Porter Cemetery
Porter Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 9.4 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Parker County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117606830, matched on coordinates and name (383 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 9.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Newberry Community: 1.1 mi
- Jack Llewellyn Knight: 3.2 mi
- Lemley Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Millsap United Methodist Church: 4.7 mi
- Millsap Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 5.5 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 6.3 mi
- Cartwright Park: 6.7 mi
- Rip Miller Park: 7.5 mi
- Love Street Park: 8.5 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 0.8 mi
- Duke Mountain: 4.9 mi
- East Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Oyster Hill: 9.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.3 mi
- Clark Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 5.0 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 5.1 mi
- Reflection Garden: 5.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 5.1 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 9.3 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 9.4 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 9.8 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 10.3 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Conway Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 9.2 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 9.2 mi
- Life is Peachy: 9.4 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 9.4 mi
- Advance, Texas: 10.4 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 16.0 mi
- State park swim beach: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porter Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | W 268° | 443 m | 24.5 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | NNE 12° | 415 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | W 276° | 414 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tettertiller Hill | NNW 326° | 397 m | 23.1 mi |
| McClure Mountain | WNW 294° | 396 m | 22.3 mi |
| Indian Knob | NE 46° | 387 m | 15.8 mi |
| Wampler Hill | N 352° | 377 m | 20.3 mi |
| Skeen Peak | NNE 31° | 373 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453443294
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