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Red Oak Cemetery

Red Oak Cemetery from directly overhead

Red Oak Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Creek Nature Preserve, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 24 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Ellis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117702586, matched on coordinates and name (118 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.50203, -96.81050

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cherry Creek Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
  • Watkins Park: 0.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: 4.5 mi
  • The Retreat Community Park: 4.7 mi
  • North Grove Community Park: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie: 3.8 mi
  • Confederate Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Richard Ellis Statue: 8.4 mi
  • Chimp Family: 16.2 mi
  • Monkey: 16.2 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 41
Museums: 35
  • Ellis County Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Ellis County African American Hall of Fame: 8.4 mi
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 10.3 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 10.4 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Chalk Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Sand Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Oak Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobW 271°216 m23.0 mi
Chalk HillNNW 345°202 m17.4 mi
Sand HillE 84°117 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2120:0220:38
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2616:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647381848578675547
Precip in2.62.74.03.54.34.22.52.93.34.72.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waxahachie, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403601131

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