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Sardis Cemetery

Sardis Cemetery from directly overhead

Sardis Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sardis United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 25 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Ellis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117503522, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.43120, -96.91544

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Getzendaner Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Claude Bynum Plaza: 4.0 mi
  • Midlothian Community Park: 4.5 mi
  • Kensington Park: 4.5 mi
  • AF Thompson Park: 4.8 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 29
  • Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie: 4.1 mi
  • Confederate Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Richard Ellis Statue: 5.1 mi
  • Grandview: 19.1 mi
  • Trần Quốc Tuấn: 21.5 mi
Museums: 22
  • Ellis County Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Ellis County African American Hall of Fame: 5.4 mi
  • Old Maypearl Depot: 10.3 mi
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 11.5 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 13.5 mi
  • Red Bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 24.0 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Poverty Knob: 17.7 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Murray Hill: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobWNW 287°216 m17.7 mi
Murray HillNW 311°209 m22.4 mi
Chalk HillN 4°202 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2220:0320:39
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:2616:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647381848578675547
Precip in2.62.74.03.54.34.22.52.93.34.72.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waxahachie, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403601161

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