Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Home of Oliver Loving in 1855, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Parker County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117677048, matched on coordinates and name (40 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 17.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 24 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 25 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 25 mi
- Parker Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of the Home of Oliver Loving in 1855: 2.5 mi
- Whitt Seminary: 3.9 mi
- Whitt Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Bethesda Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches: 4.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
- East Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Slipdown Mountain: 8.3 mi
- West Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Duke Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 5.5 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 6.2 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 6.6 mi
- Zappe Park: 7.7 mi
- West City Park: 8.2 mi
- Clark Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 7.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 7.4 mi
- Navy Garden: 7.4 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 7.4 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 17.5 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 17.9 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 18.0 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 7.8 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 17.8 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 17.9 mi
- Life is Peachy: 18.0 mi
- Advance, Texas: 7.4 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 15.9 mi
- Rush Creek: 24.9 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 22.5 mi
- State park swim beach: 6.4 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 21.4 mi
- Buchanan Springs: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WSW 245° | 443 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 294° | 438 m | 23.5 mi |
| Indian Mountain | WNW 291° | 434 m | 24.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | WNW 297° | 431 m | 22.8 mi |
| Deck Mountain | WNW 299° | 423 m | 20.1 mi |
| Harris Peak | W 275° | 422 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pitts Mountain | WNW 297° | 420 m | 21.7 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | ENE 72° | 415 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971415482
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