Rector Chapel Cemetery
Rector Chapel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cibolo Crossing on the Gonzales Road, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Wilson County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117656286, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 19.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cibolo Crossing on the Gonzales Road: 1.0 mi
- Bridge at McAlister Crossing (Mueller Bridge) (0.2 mi. SW): 1.3 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Church: 1.4 mi
- Claiborne Rector: 1.4 mi
- Concrete Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- East Central Schools Museum: 12.5 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 14.7 mi
- Fiedler Memorial Museum: 15.9 mi
- Sebastopol House: 16.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Bryce Field: 11.3 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 11.5 mi
- Heritage Oaks Park: 14.3 mi
- Helton Nature Park: 14.4 mi
- Steelmaker: 15.5 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 15.8 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 17.9 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 19.8 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 22.0 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 12.6 mi
- San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 21.7 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 22.0 mi
- Mission San José: 23.6 mi
- Former Mission 4 Drive In: 23.6 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 11.3 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 22.9 mi
- Concrete: 1.4 mi
- Doseido Colony: 4.6 mi
- Carpenter: 5.9 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 8.0 mi
- Kicaster: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 9.4 mi
- Kings Hill: 11.1 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 13.2 mi
- Calf Hill: 16.5 mi
- Capote Hills: 19.8 mi
- Denning Spring: 3.9 mi
- Suphur Spring: 5.9 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 22.6 mi
- Comal Springs: 24.4 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 11.0 mi
- Menoo Woods: 18.3 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 24.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.6 mi
- The Picnic Place: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rector Chapel Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Lookout | NW 313° | 315 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mission Hill | N 349° | 292 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rocky Point | WSW 238° | 237 m | 9.4 mi |
| Kings Hill | ENE 59° | 228 m | 11.1 mi |
| Calf Hill | WNW 290° | 227 m | 16.5 mi |
| Harborth Hill | NNE 15° | 214 m | 24.9 mi |
| Capote Knob | ENE 63° | 209 m | 20.1 mi |
| Capote Hills | ENE 65° | 181 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6284419757
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