Salem Lutheran Cemetery
Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Creek County, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Harris County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117504681, matched on coordinates and name (75 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Creek County: 0.6 mi
- Salem Lutheran School: 0.9 mi
- Old Salem Lutheran Church Site: 0.9 mi
- Griffin Memorial House: 2.5 mi
- Pillot Family: 2.5 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 0.7 mi
- Jurgens Park: 2.6 mi
- Matheson Park: 2.6 mi
- Theis Attaway Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Unbridled: 3.0 mi
- Deer Frolic: 3.2 mi
- SR 21: 7.4 mi
- Texas Whitetail Deer: 7.6 mi
- The Great Frame-Up: 7.8 mi
- Site of Civil War era gunpowder mill explosion: 0.6 mi
- site of civil war era gunpowder mill explosion: 0.8 mi
- Log House 18557: 2.5 mi
- Model Railroads Exhibition: 2.9 mi
- 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 2.9 mi
- Tomball Museum Center: 2.5 mi
- Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- Wunderlich Farm Interactive History Park: 8.5 mi
- Historic Magnolia Depot: 9.1 mi
- Darlin Roth Research Library & Museum: 9.4 mi
- Bamboo Texas Display Garden: 9.1 mi
- Bamboo Texas Bamboo Growers: 9.2 mi
- French Elementary Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Bear Branch Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Veggie Village: Alden Bridge: 12.1 mi
- George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 10.4 mi
- Woodson's Gully Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 23.1 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 23.1 mi
- Hockley Mound: 15.7 mi
- Wolf Hill: 17.2 mi
- Crater Hill: 22.0 mi
- Shelter A: 20.8 mi
- Outdoor Seating Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mound | WSW 239° | 74 m | 15.7 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SW 214° | 52 m | 17.2 mi |
| Crater Hill | NE 56° | 48 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:53 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Hooks MEM AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403652901
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