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Rochelle Cemetery

Rochelle Cemetery from directly overhead

Rochelle Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 517 m. Rattlesnake Point stands 602 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rochelle Depot, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

About

The story

cemetery in McCulloch County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117559479, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.21452, -99.18915
Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 34
Peaks: 29
  • Corn Creek Hills: 4.8 mi
  • Bryson Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Packsaddle Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Round Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 9.7 mi
Parks: 10
  • Soldiers Waterhole Historical Monument: 3.5 mi
  • Camp Billy Gibbons: 10.2 mi
  • Willie Washington Park: 10.3 mi
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
  • Richards Park: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sheltered Table: 10.8 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 10.9 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 10.9 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 1
  • HOT Museum: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake PointW 280°602 m20.7 mi
Corn Creek HillsNNW 329°597 m4.8 mi
Table Top MountainWNW 292°592 m9.7 mi
Shin Oak MountainSE 129°587 m24.3 mi
High PointSSE 151°575 m22.8 mi
Round MountainSSE 161°558 m19.4 mi
Hairy KnobSSE 160°551 m22.9 mi
Katemcy RocksS 191°536 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:49
June solstice06:3420:0920:45
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3217:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339203

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