Riley Cemetery
Riley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Helms Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Camp County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117559080, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 8 mi
139 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Old Spearman's Ferry: 3.2 mi
- Iron Bluff Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Camp Talley: 5.0 mi
- Old Coffeeville, C. S. A.: 5.0 mi
- Tarver's Ferry: 5.4 mi
- Lone Star Park: 3.4 mi
- City Park: 7.8 mi
- Daingerfield State Park: 8.2 mi
- Pine Hollow Park: 8.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Helms Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Couch Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Holiday Hill: 2.2 mi
- Massey Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Adams Mountain: 3.6 mi
- North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted: 13.0 mi
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: 13.0 mi
- Historic Upshur Museum: 16.1 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum: 17.5 mi
- Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum: 17.8 mi
- Center Point: 5.2 mi
- Coffeeville: 5.6 mi
- Kelsey: 20.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | SW 222° | 204 m | 18.4 mi |
| East Mountain | SSW 196° | 200 m | 22.0 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | SSW 202° | 191 m | 20.8 mi |
| West Mountain | SSW 202° | 191 m | 21.9 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | SW 214° | 188 m | 15.3 mi |
| Camp Mountain | S 190° | 187 m | 9.0 mi |
| Howell Mountain | WSW 251° | 185 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gilmont Lookout | SW 221° | 184 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:40 | 17:17 |
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 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Daingerfield 9 S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402889895
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