Shady Grove Cemetery
Shady Grove Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mike Lewis Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Dallas County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117526422, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mike Lewis Park: 1.3 mi
- King Square: 1.4 mi
- Towne Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Max G. Greiner Environmental Center: 1.7 mi
- West Park: 1.7 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 1.5 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 3.3 mi
- Texas Musicians Museum: 4.5 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 5.0 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 5.0 mi
- Bear Creek Community: 1.5 mi
- Haley Memorial Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Hitch Cemetery: 2.4 mi
- Ford Cemetery: 2.4 mi
- Sowers Community: 2.5 mi
- Tommy's Cow: 2.8 mi
- Spice of Life Band: 4.8 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 4.9 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 5.0 mi
- Circling: 6.6 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 5.4 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 7.3 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 8.6 mi
- Batman: The Ride: 4.1 mi
- Gunslinger: 4.2 mi
- Boomtown Depot: 4.2 mi
- Superman: Tower of Power: 4.2 mi
- Dive Bomber Alley: 4.2 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 8.7 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 10.3 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 13.5 mi
- Chalk Hill: 8.5 mi
- Mount Donwell: 12.1 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 14.9 mi
- Flower Mound: 14.9 mi
- Murray Hill: 15.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 15.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Inspiration Point: 22.9 mi
- Shayhan Point: 24.4 mi
- Sowers: 2.5 mi
- La Reunion: 9.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 21.2 mi
- Camey Spur: 21.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 12.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 11.9 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 25.0 mi
- McKamy Spring: 19.1 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 21.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shady Grove Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WNW 297° | 264 m | 21.6 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 335° | 231 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NW 311° | 218 m | 12.1 mi |
| Town Common | NW 320° | 217 m | 16.9 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 208° | 216 m | 23.2 mi |
| Murray Hill | SW 225° | 209 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chalk Hill | ESE 118° | 202 m | 8.5 mi |
| Flower Mound | N 349° | 202 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403566579
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