Prairie Mound Cemetery
Prairie Mound Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Pat Dick Hill stands 291 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunflower Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 10 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Denton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117501804, matched on coordinates and name (64 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunflower Park: 0.3 mi
- Harvest Community Event Lawn: 0.3 mi
- Harvest Park on Homestead Way: 0.3 mi
- Harvest Meadows Park on Harvest Drive: 0.6 mi
- Harvest Meadows Park on Homestead Way: 0.7 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 7.0 mi
- Spriki: 7.6 mi
- Harmony: 7.7 mi
- Inspirational Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- UNT Logo: 8.2 mi
- Johns' Well and Campgrounds: 1.1 mi
- Argyle: 2.6 mi
- Graham-Argyle Cemetery: 3.2 mi
- Argyle United Methodist Church: 3.7 mi
- Justin: 4.7 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 7.6 mi
- African American Museum: 8.9 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 8.9 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 9.1 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 9.9 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 8.2 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 9.0 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- Crawford Hill: 2.0 mi
- Long Point: 2.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.4 mi
- Town Common: 8.3 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 2.3 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 10.0 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 14.4 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 14.5 mi
- Moxley Manor: 18.2 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 9.1 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 19.5 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 24.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 6.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 21.4 mi
- Sowers: 23.7 mi
- Shayhan Point: 12.6 mi
- Lone Point: 24.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 24.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 16.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 22.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 23.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Mound Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dick Hill | W 280° | 291 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 27° | 253 m | 3.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 7° | 244 m | 11.3 mi |
| Long Point | NNE 22° | 234 m | 2.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NE 42° | 231 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSE 168° | 218 m | 13.5 mi |
| Town Common | S 174° | 217 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 25° | 207 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| 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: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton Municpal AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9890218129
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