Rosewood Cemetery
Rosewood Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rattlesnake Mound stands 2 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Italian Vault, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Galveston County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117511547, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Italian Vault: 0.4 mi
- Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum: 0.4 mi
- Valentine T. Dalton: 0.4 mi
- Greek Orthodox Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- William Tennant Austin: 0.4 mi
- Crockett Little League Complex: 0.8 mi
- Jones Park: 0.8 mi
- Fort Crocket Battery Izard Park: 0.9 mi
- Washington Park: 1.0 mi
- Lee and Joe Jamail Bay Park: 1.2 mi
- Moody Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Texas Star Flyer: 2.7 mi
- Galaxy Wheel: 2.7 mi
- Sky Shooter: 2.7 mi
- Sea Dragon: 2.7 mi
- Babe's Beach: 0.8 mi
- Porretto Beach: 4.0 mi
- Porretto Beach: 4.1 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 4.6 mi
- Stewart Beach: 4.6 mi
- Central Cultural Center: 2.8 mi
- Moody Mansion: 3.0 mi
- 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum: 3.2 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 2.2 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 3.0 mi
- Harris Garden: 3.2 mi
- Carol's Garden: 3.2 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 6.5 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Bolivar Point: 8.2 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 8.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 17.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosewood Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mound | WSW 256° | 2 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:48 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston Scholes FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403616611
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