Riley Cemetery
Riley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carousel Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Carousel Park: 0.5 mi
- Sparger Park: 0.8 mi
- Chisolm Park: 0.8 mi
- Colleyville Nature Center: 1.0 mi
- Echo Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Imagisphere Childrens Museum: 4.1 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 6.0 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 6.5 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 6.8 mi
- Site of Oak Grove Methodist Church: 0.9 mi
- Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley: 1.5 mi
- Bidault House: 1.5 mi
- Site of Bedford School: 1.7 mi
- Pleasant Run School: 1.8 mi
- Moxley Manor: 0.9 mi
- Racing Rapids: 8.3 mi
- Blue Raider: 8.3 mi
- Seawolf: 8.3 mi
- Wahoo Racer: 8.3 mi
- Weather: 2.0 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 4.2 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 4.3 mi
- Spice of Life Band: 4.6 mi
- Say What You See!: 5.8 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 2.9 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 3.8 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 3.9 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 4.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 6.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 3.8 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 7.9 mi
- Town Common: 9.1 mi
- Flower Mound: 11.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.4 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 9.1 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 13.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 14.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 15.5 mi
- Lone Point: 18.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Sowers: 10.1 mi
- Elizabethtown: 12.8 mi
- La Reunion: 19.0 mi
- Camey Spur: 23.3 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 21.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 17.8 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 19.2 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 23.8 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riley Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SSW 207° | 275 m | 24.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SSW 207° | 266 m | 25.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | WNW 297° | 264 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 354° | 253 m | 20.0 mi |
| Long Point | N 351° | 234 m | 19.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | N 352° | 231 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 346° | 218 m | 3.8 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 342° | 217 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Wsfo, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678230
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