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Roscoe Cemetery

Roscoe Cemetery from directly overhead

Roscoe Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 728 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is George Parks Field, a park 1.1 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Nolan County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117446308, matched on coordinates and name (92 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.45927, -100.52413

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • George Parks Field: 1.1 mi
  • Roscoe Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 1.7 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Park: 6.2 mi
  • Jones Park: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Round Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Bench Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Mountain: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainSSW 192°794 m11.3 mi
Wildcat MountainSE 125°775 m12.1 mi
Lone Wolf MountainW 274°752 m13.0 mi
Cottonwood MountainESE 113°740 m12.4 mi
Ninemile HillSE 125°730 m11.8 mi
Black PointESE 108°725 m21.6 mi
Beacon HillE 91°710 m13.8 mi
Chalk PeakE 100°700 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:54
June solstice06:3620:1720:53
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:4117:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838275655345
Precip in1.01.01.41.52.83.11.82.22.12.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453452157

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